Providence St. Peter Hospital received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Quality Achievement Award. Additionally, the hospital qualified for recognition on the Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speedy recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.
Stroke is the number five cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
St. Peter and Centralia Hospitals Win Heart Failure Awards
Providence St. Peter Hospital and Providence Centralia Hospital received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold PlusQuality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospitals’ commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence.
The hospitalsearned the awards by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and aggressive risk-reduction therapies. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their heart failure and overall health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.
“Both hospitals are dedicated to improving the quality of care for our patients with heart failure by implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines- Heart Failure initiative,” said Suzanne Upfield, RN, heart failure navigator, cardiac services. “The tools and resources provided help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes.”
“We are pleased to recognize Providence St. Peter Hospital and Providence Centralia Hospital for their commitment to heart failure care,” said Eric E. Smith, M.D., national chairman of the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and an associate professor of neurology at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. “Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”
According to the American Heart Association, more than 6.5 million adults in the United States are living with heart failure. Many heart failure patients can lead a full, enjoyable life when their condition is managed with proper medications or devices and with healthy lifestyle changes.
To learn more about heart health, contact Providence Cardiology Associates at 360-493-5296 or visit their website.
