KINGSBROOK RECEIVES GOLD STROKE AWARD
KJMC has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s
Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment
to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally
recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.
Hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With
The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecutive
12-month periods and achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five
of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures to receive the
Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.