Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center receives
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
American Heart Association Award recognizes
Kingsbrook’s commitment to quality stroke care
BrookyLYN, NY , JUNE 2019 ― Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American
Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s
commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment
according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on
the latest scientific evidence.
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center earned the award by meeting specific quality
achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients
at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation
of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with
the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding
recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before
discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health;
get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.