PPMC is proud to have once again earned the Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, as well as “Elite” status on the Target: Stroke Honor Roll.
To qualify for this advanced recognition, PPMC was required to maintain at least 85 percent compliance for at least two years in each of the seven Stroke Achievement Measures, including accelerating response times, offering smoking cessation counseling, providing early antithrombotic therapy, and prescribing statin medications at discharge. At least 75 percent compliance was also necessary for five or more Stroke Quality Measures, and Presby secured a place on the Honor Roll by reducing door-to-needle times.
Led by Christina Blum, MD, director of Stroke Services, and Karrima Owens, MSN, ACNS-BC, Stroke Program Coordinator, PPMC’s Stroke Team is committed to providing patients with rapid, evidence-based care. Continuously meeting these nationally recognized guidelines underscores the hospital’s dedication to refining processes, developing protocols, and always striving for improved treatment and better patient outcomes. Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death and the top cause of long-term disability in the United States, but while more than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke every year, PPMC is making efforts to strike back.