BRIGHTON TWP. Heritage Valley Health Systems hospitals in Brighton Township and Sewickley each have received an achievement award for stroke care from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award recognizes Heritage Valley Beaver and Heritage Valley Sewickley for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the associations for the treatment of stroke patients.
The hospitals each met specific quality measures for rapid diagnosis and treatment, which include aggressive use of medications and therapies aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of stroke patients.
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke helps hospital teams provide the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines, with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability. It also helps staff implement prevention measures, including educating stroke patients to manage risk factors, take medications properly and be aware of warning signs.
In addition, the health system also participates in a telestroke program that uses video equipment to connect expert stroke neurologists with Heritage Valley teams, patients and their families.
The Heritage Valley Beaver program is linked to neurologists at UPMC, and the Heritage Valley Sewickley program is linked to neurologists at Allegheny Health Network/Allegheny General Hospital.
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Heritage Valley Health System receives awards for stroke care at area hospitals