Stroke Care - MercyOne; Iowa

Anytime I see 'care' in any stroke press release I know the stroke medical world 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 medical world is possibly not completely incompetent; DO YOU MEASURE ANYTHING?  I would start cleaning the hospitals 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 partnership 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:

Stroke Care - MercyOne; Iowa

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. That’s why when it comes to stroke and saving your brain, you need the best. Our team of stroke experts powered with the latest technology delivers the most advanced and coordinated approach to treating strokes.

What is a stroke?

A stroke, or "brain attack," begins when a brain artery or an artery leading to the brain becomes blocked or bursts. This disrupts blood flow to a part of the brain. If blood cannot get to the brain, brain cells stop working and begin to die. Two million brain cells are lost for each minute blood flow is delayed to the brain.

You have three hours to seek treatment from the time you start to experience stroke symptoms. Treatment by stroke specialists within three hours gives you a greater chance for survival and decreased chance of becoming disabled.

What are the signs of a stroke?

A stroke can happen at any time. Use the BE FAST test to see if someone is having a stroke.

(B)ALANCE Is the person having trouble with balance or coordination?

(E)YES Is the person experiencing blurred or double vision or a sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes?

(F)ACE Ask the person to smile. Check to see if one side of the face drops.

(A)RMS Ask the person to raise both arms. See if one arm drifts downward.

(S)PEECH Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Check to see if words are slurred and if the sentence is repeated correctly.

(T)IME Time when the symptoms started, and call 911 immediately.

If you think someone is having a stroke, the first thing you should do is call 911. It is important to get to the medical help as quickly as possible. Remember: Most of these symptoms are a sudden onset.