SIUH Stroke Center earns highest marks from American Stroke Association, Joint Commission

Big fucking whoopee.

 

 But you tell us NOTHING ABOUT RESULTS. They remind us they 'care' about us multiple times but never tell us how many 100% recovered.  You have to ask yourself why they are hiding their incompetency by not disclosing recovery results.  ARE THEY THAT FUCKING BAD?

Three measurements will tell me if the stroke hospital is possibly not completely incompetent; DO YOU MEASURE ANYTHING?  I would start cleaning the hospital by firing the board of directors, you can't let incompetency continue for years at a time.

There is no quality here if you don't measure the right things.

1. tPA full recovery? Better than 12%?
2. 30 day deaths? Better than competitors?

3. rehab full recovery? Better than 10%?

 

You'll want to know results so call that hospital president(Whoever that is) RESULTS are; tPA efficacy, 30 day deaths, 100% recovery. Because there is no point in going to that hospital if they are not willing to publish results.

In my opinion this cert allows stroke hospitals to continue with their tyranny of low expectations and justify their complete failure to get survivors 100% recovered. Prove me wrong, I dare you in my stroke addled mind. If your stroke hospital goal is not 100% recovery you don't have a functioning stroke hospital.

All you ever get from hospitals are that they are following guidelines; these are way too static to be of any use. With thousands of pieces of stroke research yearly it would take a Ph.D. level research analyst to keep up, create protocols, and train the doctors and therapists in their use. 

If your stroke hospital doesn't have that, you don't have a well functioning stroke hospital, you have a dinosaur. 

Read up on the guidelines yourself.

“What's measured, improves.” So said management legend and author Peter F. Drucker 

 The latest invalid chest thumping here:

 

SIUH Stroke Center earns highest marks from American Stroke Association, Joint Commission

Staten Island University Hospital North recently was recently named the only Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center on Staten Island by the Joint Commission and the American Stroke Association, the hospital has announced. (Courtesy of Staten Island University Hospital)

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• Ann Marie Barron | ABarron@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y – Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, recently received the highest possible marks from the Joint Commission and the American Stroke Association, naming it the only Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center on Staten Island, the hospital announced.

The hospital received the Gold Seal of Approval by the Joint Commission and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check after undergoing a rigorous, onsite review in December 2022.

During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated SIUH’s compliance with the requirements related to certification standards, including the use of evidence-based guidelines for stroke care, adoption of standardized performance measures, composition of the program’s interdisciplinary team, the program’s mission and scope of services, stroke policies, EMS protocols and imaging capabilities.

Staff involvement in the process was vital to the success of the on-site visit because the tracer methodology focuses on the direct care of the patient, the hospital announcement said.

The non-profit Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The reviewers also conducted on-site observations and interviews. The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association.

“The Advance Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” said Mark Pelletier, chief operating officer of accreditation and certification operations, and chief nursing executive of The Joint Commission. “We commend Staten Island University Hospital North for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for stroke patients.”

“We congratulate SIUH North for this outstanding achievement,” said Nancy Brown, chief executive officer of the American Stroke Association. “This certification reflects its commitment to providing the highest quality of care for stroke patients.”

Dr. Salman Azhar, director of the Stroke Program at SIUH, said the most recent expansion to the Stroke Program offers state-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging equipment to provide accurate and timely diagnosis of stroke.

“The stroke center has treated over 570 patients, with specially trained nurses and staff who are experienced in caring for stroke patients,” he said. “Our program is equipped with the latest monitoring and treatment technology to ensure that patients receive the best possible care, demonstrating our commitment to providing advanced, around the clock neurocritical care to the community we serve.”

Stroke is a serious and often life-threatening condition. The Neuro Intensive Care Unit, first of its kind on Staten Island, is designed to treat patients with the most complex neurological disorders and neurosurgical procedures, such as complex stroke, brain bleeds, aneurysm, brain injury, epilepsy, spinal cord disorders, and nerve diseases, according to the hospital announcement.

The Stroke Center at Staten Island University Hospital North recently earned high marks from two non-profit accrediting organizations, the American Stroke Association and the Joint Commission. (Courtesy of Staten Island University Hospital)