Prestigious Recognition Received for Second Consecutive Year
BOCA RATON, FL – June 17, 2019 – Boca Raton Regional Hospital
(BRRH) has again received the American Heart Association/American Stroke
Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor
Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes
the Hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the
quickest, safest and most appropriate treatment according to nationally
recognized, research-based guidelines established on the latest scientific
evidence. The Elite Plus Gold designation represents the highest level
of distinction that can be awarded by the American Heart Association/American
Stroke Association.
The Hospital earned the award, for the second consecutive year, 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 mortality 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.
“It is an honor for the Marcus Neuroscience Institute to once again
be recognized for our commitment in improving the quality of care we provide
to our stroke patients. The American Heart Association’s Get With
The Guidelines-Stroke initiative helps us monitor and measure our success
in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient
outcomes,” said Frank D. Vrionis, MD, MPH, PhD, Director of the
Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Regional. “It is important
to also recognize our Emergency Department staff and local Emergency Medical
Services professionals. This achievement would not have been possible
without their talent and expertise.”
Additionally, BRRH received the association’s Target Stroke Honor
Roll Elite PlusSM award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must
meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s
arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen
activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
to treat ischemic stroke.
“We are pleased to recognize Boca Raton Regional Hospital and the
Marcus Neuroscience Institute for their commitment to stroke care,”
said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., national chairperson of the Quality Oversight
Committee and Executive Vice Chair of Neurology, Director of Acute Stroke
Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. “Research
has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get
With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer
readmissions and lower mortality rates.”
According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association,
stroke is the number five cause of death and a leading cause of adult
disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers
a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent
stroke each year.
About the Marcus Neuroscience Institute
The Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital is an
innovative nexus for neurologic and neurosurgical care. The 57,000-square-foot
facility houses a 20-bed Neuro Intensive Care and Step-Down Unit, four
dedicated operating rooms — including one equipped with intraoperative
MRI and two with intraoperative CT capability — and a biplane angiography
suite, a crucial component in the diagnosis and care of neurological conditions.
The Institute has a staff of five neurosurgeons and nine neurologists
who represent some of the most respected clinicians in their fields and
is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital – Advancing the Boundaries of Medicine.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital is an advanced, tertiary medical center (BRRH.com)
with 400 beds, 2,800 employees and more than 800 primary and specialty
physicians on staff. The Hospital is a recognized leader in Oncology,
Cardiovascular Disease and Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Orthopedics,
Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine and the Neurosciences, all of
which offer state-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging capabilities. The
Hospital is a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Florida Agency
for Health Care Administration (AHCA). BRRH is recognized in U.S. News
& World Report’s 2018 – 2019 Best Hospitals listing as
a Top Ranked Regional Hospital, for the fourth consecutive year, and the
highest ranked hospital in Palm Beach County.
About Get With The Guidelines®
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American
Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program
that provides hospitals with tools and resources to increase adherence
to the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving
lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the
lives of more than 6 million patients since 2001. For more information,
visit heart.org.
Media Contact:
Michael Maucker, 561.955.4706
Marketing Manager
mmaucker@brrh.com