Capital Health Earns Prestigious Awards for Stroke Care Excellence

Capital Health Regional Medical Center and Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell received the American Heart Association's Gold Plus Get with The Guidelines- Stroke Quality Achievement Award for their commitment to providing quality care and meeting specific quality achievement measures for stroke patients. Both hospitals also received the American Heart Association's Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for ensuring patients with Type 2 diabetes receive evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.

Capital Health earned these awards by demonstrating a commitment to providing quality care and meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. The hospitals' teams were able to put proven knowledge to work, helping patients in the Mercer and Bucks County region experience better outcomes and longer, healthier lives.

Key Takeaways:

Capital Health Regional Medical Center and Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell received the American Heart Association's Gold Plus Get with The Guidelines- Stroke Quality Achievement Award for ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
Both hospitals received the American Heart Association's Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for ensuring patients with Type 2 diabetes receive evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.
Capital Health earned these awards by demonstrating a commitment to providing quality care and meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients.
Capital Health Regional Medical Center received the American Heart Association's Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus award and the Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Advanced Therapy award.
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell received the American Heart Association's Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus award.
Clinicians from Capital Institute for Neurosciences provide education to patients to help them manage their health and rehabilitation once at home.
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the U.S.
Get With the Guidelines-Stroke was developed to assist healthcare professionals in providing the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for treating stroke patients.
Each year, program participants apply for the award recognition by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients.

Statistics:

15: number of state-designated comprehensive stroke centers in New Jersey
5: leading cause of death due to stroke in the U.S.
1: number of blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients to the brain that can be blocked or burst during a stroke
2017: year in which Capital Health issued a news release announcing the awards
911: emergency number to call in the event of a suspected stroke
3 minutes: window in which clot-busting medication can be administered to stroke patients

Sources:

American Heart Association (source of awards and recognition)
Capital Institute for Neurosciences (source of stroke care information)