The American Heart Association (AHA) recently presented Saint Joseph’s Hospital stroke program dual achievement awards for performance and quality. The Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) – Stoke Performance Achievement Awards were in recognition of Saint Joseph’s sustained compliance in each of seven core GWTG-Stroke measures.
“This is another successful patient safety and quality program at Saint Joseph’s,” says Debbie Camp, RN, stroke coordinator at Saint Joseph’s Hospital. “We’re committed to providing stoke patients the best care that is aligned with the latest scientific guidelines.”
The voluntary GWTG program is evidence-based for quality improvement and combines the expertise of the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association who developed the criteria and reporting benchmarks. Participating hospitals must submit baseline data based on developed or existing standing orders and/or protocols in accordance with the GWTG-Stroke measures.
Editor’s Note: Saint Joseph’s, recognized as one of the top 50 hospitals in the country is Atlanta’s oldest hospital. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1880, today Saint Joseph’s is a 410-bed, acute-care hospital and one of the top specialty-referral hospitals in the Southeast.
As a leader in cardiac, neurologic, vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, orthopaedic and cancer care, among others, Saint Joseph’s offers its patients the latest procedures and treatments by providing its medical staff of more than 750 physicians with research services and the most advanced technology available. In addition to serving the metro-Atlanta area, patients come from all over Georgia and nearby states because of Saint Joseph’s specialized services, excellent reputation and unique patient experience.
Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph’s is a member of Catholic Health East. For more information, visit the website at www.stjosephsatlanta.org.
