Abington, PA (PRWEB) October 09, 2013
Abington Memorial Hospital, a Gold Plus level recipient, is among 853 hospitals receiving a Get With the GuidelinesStroke award this year. More than 1,000 hospitals received awards for their achievements in heart, stroke and resuscitation care. All recipients were featured in a special advertisement in the August issue of US News & World Reports Americas Best Hospitals.
Get With The Guidelines is a hospital-based quality improvement program created to ensure hospitals consistently care for heart and stroke patients using the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations.
With Get With the GuidelinesStroke treatment guidelines, stroke patients are started on aggressive therapies and medications that can help improve patient care and outcomes. Hospitals must follow these measures at a set level for a designated period of time to be eligible for the achievement awards.
Abington Memorial Hospital also made the Target: Stroke Honor Roll for ensuring at least 50 percent of eligible stroke patients get prompt treatment to restore blood flow to the brain within 60 minutes of arriving at the hospital critical to limiting stroke damage.
We are proud to be recognized for our achievements by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association in the Americas Best Hospitals issue of US News & World Report, said Dan Gzesh, MD, director, Diamond Stroke Center. Get With The Guidelines gives our healthcare team the tools to enhance the treatment and care of our patients.
Stroke is the No. 4 killer and a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. About 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year one every 40 seconds.
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About Abington Memorial Hospital Abington Memorial Hospital is a 665-bed, acute care teaching hospital with a medical staff of more than 1,100 physicians and more than 5,600 employees. These professionals provide medical care and health services to residents of Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.
A regional provider, Abington Memorial Hospital has the only Level II accredited trauma center in Montgomery County and offers highly specialized services in cardiac care, cancer care, neurosciences, orthopaedics, home health and maternal/child health.