San Ramon Regional Medical Center wins national recognition for stroke care procedures

 

Big fucking whoopee.

 

 But you tell us NOTHING ABOUT RESULTS, procedures mean nothing. 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.

 The latest invalid chest thumping here:

 

San Ramon Regional Medical Center wins national recognition for stroke care procedures

Hospital receives American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

by Ryan J. Degan / Danville San Ramon

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San Ramon Regional Medical Center has been awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, in recognition of the hospital's exemplary stroke care practices.

Hospital officials say the award recognizes San Ramon Regional's commitment to ensuring that stroke patients receive the highest quality treatment according to nationally recognized research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

"Our stroke program has a decade-long track record of delivering high quality and timely stroke care to our patients. We have embraced the resources and tools from the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke initiative to elevate our patient care,” Ann Lucena, CEO of San Ramon Regional Medical Center, said in a statement.

“We are very proud to have earned this award because it confirms that we are meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes in stroke care,” She added.

Specifically, San Ramon Regional earned the award for meeting certain quality achievement measurements for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. Those measurements include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients, according to hospital staff.

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The hospital also strives to set up stroke patients for success by educating them on managing their health and scheduling follow-up visits.

San Ramon Regional has also qualified for recognition on the Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll, receiving this designation for reducing the time it takes between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or TPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke.

“We are pleased to recognize San Ramon Regional Medical Center for their commitment to stroke care,” said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., national chairperson of the Quality Oversight Committee and Executive Vice Chair of Neurology, Director of Acute Stroke Services, Massachusetts General Hospital. “Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is currently the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

Early treatment may greatly decrease the risk of long‐term disability so quick action is paramount when dealing with a stroke patient.

Residents can learn more about stroke care at San Ramon Regional online at www.sanramonmedctr.com/services/stroke-treatment.

 

Baystate Medical Center receives American Stroke Association achievement award

SO FUCKING WHAT? 'Measures' NOT RESULTS Do stroke hospitals think we are that fucking stupid that we don't notice that this tells us nothing about the quality of their stroke department? Not even outcome measures, just measuring compliance to procedures. 
https://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2018/07/baystate_medical_center_receives_american_stroke_association_award.html

By The Republican Lifestyle Desk

Baystate Medical Center in Springfield has been awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines^[?] -Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

Baystate earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.

 "We are pleased to recognize Baystate Medical Center for their commitment to stroke care," said Dr. Eric E. Smith, national chairman of the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee. "Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates."

Baystate Medical Center additionally received the association's TARGET: Stoke Elite Plus Honor Roll Award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient's arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke.

Teamwork at Baystate Medical Center recently led to a new record for door to CT scan time of four minutes for a stroke patient, with door to t-PA of 22 minutes. National guidelines call for door-to-imaging time (CT scan) within 25 minutes for suspected acute stroke patients and door to t-PA therapy should be 60 minutes or less.
 "When it comes to stroke, minutes matter. Fast evaluation and treatment saves lives and makes rehabilitation more effective. Our dual stroke awards place Baystate Medical Center among an elite group of stroke care providers nationwide recognized for their clinical excellence in treating any stroke from ischemic to hemorrhagic," said Dr. Edward Feldmann, vice president and medical director, Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Baystate Health.
(But you have no fucking clue how fast tPA needs to be delivered in order to get complete recovery!)
    According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
For more information on stroke, visit baystatehealth.org and click on Stroke under the Services tab.