Quinte Health Achieves National Distinction in Stroke Care; Belleville, ON, Canada

 

Anytime I see 'care' in any press release I know the hospital is not willing to disclose actual results because they are so fucking bad, it wouldn't look good, so misdirection is used. Don't fall for that misdirection!

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(whomever 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:

Quinte Health Achieves National Distinction in Stroke Care

Belleville, ON, Canada / Quinte News

Alana Cameron

Jul 17, 2023 | 1:23 PM

Quinte Health’s Stroke program has received some prestigious national recognition.

Accreditation Canada has given the program a Distinction in Stroke Services, Acute and Inpatient Stroke Rehab.

Quinte Health embarked on the rigorous journey of applying to Accreditation Canada’s Stroke Distinction Program in late 2022.

The distinction acknowledges healthcare organizations that strive for clinical excellence and adhere to evidence-informed practices in stroke care, integrating best practice recommendations developed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Stacey Daub, President and CEO of Quinte Health, says, “Our stroke program is a glowing example of high quality, compassionate care close to home.”

She called achieving the National Distinction a testament to the incredible stroke leadership that clinicians and staff execute each and every day at Quinte Health.

Quinte Health’s Stroke Program started in 2005 and has continuously expanded its scope.

Notable milestones include the first delivery of the clot-busting drug, tPA, for acute stroke in 2010, the first assessment and rapid transport for endovascular therapy in Kingston in 2017, and the establishment of the Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit in 2018-2019 at Belleville General Hospital, where patients receive comprehensive acute care and rehabilitation services on a single unit.

Dedication to improving “door-to-needle times” for patients eligible for Alteplase tPA treatment has resulted in improved patient outcomes.

In May 2023, BGH underwent its first acute and rehab survey, meeting the requirements in five key areas: standards, clinical protocols, quality indicators, innovation projects, and patient and family education in acute and rehab stroke care.

The Stroke Distinction surveyors commended the hospital’s achievements in various critical aspects, including outstanding teamwork and collaboration across the continuum of care, commitment to stroke services demonstrated by clinical and physician leadership, robust community partnerships, and leadership in planning and implementing integrated stroke services in the district.

Isobel Manzer, District Stroke Coordinator at Quinte Health, enthusiastically stated, “We received outstanding ratings in the overall standards, with 96% of all criteria and 100% of all high-priority criteria being met. This outcome is particularly remarkable for Quinte Health, as this was our first time undergoing the Stroke Distinction process.”

Dr. Andrew Samis, Stroke Physician Champion at Quinte Health, stated, “This stroke distinction designation represents the culmination of 18 years of hard work by everyone involved in stroke care at Quinte Health. The surveyors recognized our constant desire to improve our stroke care, add new therapies, and evaluate and adjust protocols. I firmly believe we have one of the best stroke programs in the province, and we stand ready to do our best for our community providing top-notch stroke care for all those impacted by stroke in the region.”

 

Quinte Health Team Members of the Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit on Sills 3 at BGH. (Photo: submitted)