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The hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines -Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award earlier this month.
To receive this designation, HVHC achieved 85 percent or higher compliance for all seven achievement indicators and an additional 75 percent or higher compliance with five or more “Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality” measures within one or more consecutive 12-month intervals.
The interventions used by the hospital to help reduce death and disability include aggressive use of medications such as antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol-reducing drugs, education, rehabilitation and smoking cessation.
Hospitals receiving the Silver, Gold, Silver Plus and Gold Plus awards are honored at national recognition events during the International Stroke Conference and listed by name in advertisements that appear annually in Stroke and in the “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Reports.
In 2005, Hudson Valley Hospital Center became the first in Northern Westchester/Putnam to be designated a Regional Stroke Center by the State Hospital Review and Planning Council. This means the Hospital has protocols in place to ensure a rapid response for patients experiencing stroke symptoms.
Symptoms of a stroke may include the following conditions:
•Weakness or numbness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
•Confusion or difficulty speaking or understanding
•Problems with vision such as dimness or loss of vision in one or both eyes
•Dizziness or problems with balance or coordination
Anyone experiencing any of these symptoms should call 911 immediately.
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