Latest American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stories
Award demonstrates the New York Hospital's commitment to quality care for stroke patients. Mt. Kisco, NY (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Northern Westchester Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes Northern Westchester Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive...
Award demonstrates The Medical Center of Aurora's commitment to quality care for stroke patients AURORA, Colo., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines(®)-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes TMCA's commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive the...
Certification Recognizes CDH as an Industry Leader Providing Highly Specialized Care for Complex Stroke Cases WINFIELD, Ill., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Central DuPage Hospital (CDH), a member of Cadence Health, has been recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as meeting The Joint Commission's standards for Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification. The Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center...
Study Highlights: -More than a third of stroke patients don’t get to the hospital by ambulance — the fastest way to get there. -Ethnic minorities and rural residents were less likely to call 9-1-1 at the onset of a stroke. -The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association wants you to know the signs of a stroke and call 9-1-1 immediately for help. More than a third of stroke patients don’t get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that’s the fastest way to get...
Award demonstrates Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute's commitment to quality care for stroke patients KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute (SLNI) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines(®)-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes SLNI's commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, part of the Alexian Brothers Health System has been recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as meeting The Joint Commission's standards for Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification, which means Alexian Brothers Medical Center joins an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care. Complex...
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Every 40 seconds a stroke occurs in the United States, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. To raise awareness about F.A.S.T. -- an acronym to recognize and respond to the sudden warning signs of stroke, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and Ad Council are unveiling a new, national multimedia public service advertisement (PSA) campaign. To view the multimedia assets associated...
The Illinois Neurological Institute’s (INI) Stroke Center at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center has been named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. It is the second center in the United States to earn this prestigious designation and the first in Illinois and the Midwest. Peoria, IL (PRWEB) December 09, 2012 The Illinois Neurological Institute’s (INI) Stroke Center at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center has...
Doctors' office-based program aims to improve patient care, prevention for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke The American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, along with major electronic health records providers from around the country, have launched a unique quality health improvement for outpatient care The Guideline Advantage(TM) will give doctors and other healthcare providers the ability to measure, compare...
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has proposed metrics that healthcare professionals can use to monitor the diagnosis and treatment of patients at stroke centers to help improve the quality of care stroke patients receive. The recommendations are published in a scientific statement in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.The metrics are being proposed to assist in the standardized designation of Comprehensive Stroke Centers. These centers would be...
