Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for Thompson

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F.F. THOMPSON HOSPITAL has once again received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

Thompson is a New York State Department of Health designated Stroke Center and this award recognizes its commitment to the most appropriate treatment that follows nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. In order to earn the award, the hospital had to meet specific quality achievement measures relating to a number of things including the proper use of medications, the education provided prior to discharge and other care/transition interventions.

“Thompson is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our stroke patients by implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke initiative,” said Stroke Coordinator Sarah Gallagher. “The tools and resources provided help us track and measure our success in meeting evidence-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes.”

Thompson additionally received the associations’ Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™ Award, a distinction also based on adherence to quality measures.