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Latest stroke prevention guidelines highlight the importance of lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular health and managing conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
In 2003, the AHA and the American Stroke Association created the Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke program. [79] It is a voluntary registry that hospitals can use to receive the latest scientific treatment guidelines. [80] The program also collects data on patient characteristics, hospital adherence to guidelines, and patient outcomes. [79]
All rural hospitals participating in Get With The Guidelines - Stroke are eligible to receive award recognition based on a unique methodology focused on early acute stroke performance metrics.
More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, which is a leading cause of serious long-term disability. Many of the leading risk factors for stroke are modifiable, making ...
The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that. Stroke was the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than half a million Americans have a stroke every year.
Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award (multiple, 2020) from American Heart Association/American Stroke Association [6] [7] [8] America's Best Hospitals for Mammogram Imaging Center award (2022) from Women's Choice Award [9] C-Section Delivery 5 star rating (2022) from Healthgrades [10]
The success of the Stroke Center became evident in late 2008 when the American Stroke Association presented SJCH with the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke(GWTG–Stroke) Bronze Performance Achievement Award, in 2009 with the Silver Plus Achievement Award, and in 2010 with both the Gold Silver Performance Achievement Award and Gold Silver Plus ...
Aug. 1—University Hospitals has received numerous American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines — Stroke achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to ...