Deans' stroke musings: UPMC Lock Haven, PA certified as Advanced Primary Stroke Center

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Friday, June 11, 2021

UPMC Lock Haven, PA certified as Advanced Primary Stroke Center

And just why the fuck should we go to a 'care' center rather than a 'results' center? If you can't tell us your results you are hiding how fucking bad you are. We have to completely change how stroke is discussed, every single article on stroke should be mentioning exactly what the failures are and what is being done to fix them. Notice they don't tell us;

tPA full recovery better than 12%?
Full stroke recovery better than 10%?
30 day stroke deaths better than your competitors?

UPMC Lock Haven, PA certified as Advanced Primary Stroke Center

Lock Haven, Pa. - The Joint Commission, in conjunction with The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, recently certified UPMC Lock Haven with a Gold Seal of Approval and Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations.

“Achieving certification recognizes UPMC Lock Haven as a leader in stroke care in Northcentral Pennsylvania,” said Ron Reynolds, president, UPMC Lock Haven and UPMC Muncy.

“It is a result of the efforts and commitment of our staff to providing safe, effective, and high-quality care right here in our communities. UPMC Lock Haven joins UPMC Williamsport as the region’s only Advanced Certified Primary Stroke Centers," Reynolds continued.

UPMC Lock Haven underwent a rigorous on-site review when Joint Commission experts evaluated compliance with national disease-specific care standards. Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients.

The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

“Advanced Stroke Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission.

“We commend UPMC Lock Haven for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for stroke patients.”