This is a printer friendly version of an article from Nurse.com
To print this article open the file menu and choose Print.

Back

Glendale Adventist Receives Stroke Achievement Award

Glendale Adventist Medical Center recently received the 2009 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.

The designation recognizes GAMC’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive the award, the hospital had to achieve an 85% or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals.

Additionally, the facility had to achieve a 75% or higher compliance with six of 10 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.

In addition, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and Emergency Medical Services Agency recently implemented a new stroke designation program and has named GAMC among the Approved Stroke Centers in Los Angeles County.