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- Commitment to Quality
- Quality Measures
- Stroke
- Overview
- Around-the-clock brain imaging
- Around-the-clock radiologist available to interpret brain imaging studies
- Stroke disease management program: Availability and type
- Use of tPA for stroke
- Board certification of neurologists
- Patient and community education
- Inpatient mortality for stroke patients
- Average length of stay for stroke patients
- Comprehensive stroke center
- Stroke rehabilitation program
- Aspirin administration within 48 hours from onset of stroke
- Antithrombotic medication prescribed at discharge for stroke patients
- Vascular neurologist availability
- Stroke
- Glossary of Terms
Strong on Certifications
Read more about the Strong Stroke Center’s certification as a Primary Stroke Center, as well as its designation as an official Stroke Center by New York State’s Department of Health.
Primary Stroke Center
In January 2006, the Strong Stroke Center was certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. Certification is given to those centers that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care, and is given upon the completion of a lengthy and comprehensive review of a center's facilities, staffing, training, protocols, services, and performance. The Joint Commission's Primary Stroke Center Certification program was developed in collaboration with the American Stroke Association. Read more about the certification...
New York State Stroke Center
The Strong Stroke Center is an official stroke center as designated by New York State’s Department of Health, which is creating a statewide system of designated stroke centers to improve the standard and timely access to care for stroke patients. In order to receive the New York State designation, hospitals must have a staff specifically dedicated to treating stroke patients (including rehab), and an around-the-clock capacity to perform CT scans. Patients must be seen by a physician within 15 minutes of arriving in the emergency room, have imaging within 25 minutes of arrival, and interpretation within 45 minutes of arrival. In addition, rapid lab tests and a standardized written protocol for tPA administration are required. Read more about the designation...