Temple University Hospital-Main Campus, TUH-Jeanes Campus, and Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital have earned national recognition from the American Heart Association.
TUH-Main Campus earned Get With The Guidelines - Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll awards.
TUH-Jeanes Campus and Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital earned Get With The Guidelines - Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Honor Roll, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll awards.
The Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award recognizes commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
To qualify for the Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Target: Stroke Honor Roll awards, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.
The Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.
“Being honored for giving excellent patient care is the best recognition a hospital can receive,” said Abhinav Rastogi, MBA, MIS, President and CEO of Temple University Hospital and Executive Vice President of Temple University Health System. “This is just another example of how we’re affecting lives. That’s why we’re committed to turning treatment guidelines into lifelines.”
“We are grateful that a national organization like the American Heart Association has honored us with these awards,” said Richard Newell, MPT, DPT, President and CEO of Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital. “Achievements like these would not be possible without the expertise and empathy of our care teams – we cannot thank them enough for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to our patients.”
Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability, and accelerating recovery times.