EIRMC has again received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
This marks the third year in row that EIRMC has achieved this designation.
The designation signifies that EIRMC evaluates proper use of medications and treatments aligned with current guidelines to speed recovery and reduce death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients receive education on managing their health and have follow-up care coordinated.
Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the U.S. 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. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability and speeding recovery times.
“In stroke care, there’s a saying that ‘time equals brain.’ It means that the faster a person experiencing stroke symptoms can receive lifesaving stroke interventions, the greater their chances for survival,” explains Cheri Arnold, Stroke Manager at EIRMC. “That’s why EIRMC is ‘at the ready’ to provide stroke care to EIRMC patients, as well as to those patients transferred from facilities in our community and region.”