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Get With The Guidelines?–StrokeGet With The Guidelines?-Stroke is a program that helps ensure consistent application of the most recent American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific guidelines for patient treatment. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has received a 2018 Get With The Guidelines?-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for its commitment to and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients. "Gold Plus" is the highest level of recognition possible and signifies consistent adherence to those quality measures over the course of at least 24 consecutive months. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has also been recognized as Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite facility. Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite is a commendation that acknowledges that the hospital is committed to the rapid treatment with thrombolytics for patients presenting with a stroke as evidenced by time to thrombolytic therapy within 60 minutes in 75 percent or more of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with IV alteplase. Rapid treatment of stroke is essential in facilitating the best outcome possible. ____________________________________________________The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Comprehensive Stroke Center Performance & Quality Measures for 2017____________________________________________________________________________________Perfect care also known as Defect-free care is a 97.6%measure of how well our hospital does in providing ALL of the appropriate interventions for ALL stroke PatientsAverage time from patients’ arrival in the emergency 8.5 minutes department to stroke team evaluationAchievement of administration of alteplase within 80% 60 minutes from hospital arrival. Complication rate after carotid endarterectomy less than 3%(Surgery to open up the artery)Complication rate for diagnostic angiograms 0_____________________________________________________________________________**Comprehensive Stroke Centers are able to offer advanced treatment options such as endovascular stroke intervention. The goal of this therapy is to facilitate blood flow to the area of the stroke by removing the blockage. Percentage of patients with acute ischemic stroke 83.6%who receive mechanical endovascular reperfusion therapy who achieve desired reperfusion____________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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