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Of Special Note

Holy Cross Health Receives National Recognition for

STROKE AND DIABETES PROGRAMS

are committed to successfully implementing the Get With the
Guidelines program, applying the most up-to-date evidence-
based treatment guidelines to improve patient care and
outcomes in the communities we serve.”

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
he stroke and diabetes programs at Holy Cross Health a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot
in Fort Lauderdale have received the American Heart get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early
TAssociation’s Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines® stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival,
- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards, Target: minimizing disability and accelerating recovery times.
StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold, Advanced Therapy, and “The Stroke Quality Achievement Award recognizes our
the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™ Award. commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most
“These recognitions are a credit to our entire team,” said appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized,
Holy Cross Health President and CEO Mark Doyle. “We research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives
saved and reduced disability,” Doyle said.
“That extends to educating our patients to
help them manage their health and recovery
at home.
Because with a stroke time is of the essence,
Holy Cross Health qualified for the Target
Stoke: Honor Roll Elite Plus Award by
meeting specific criteria that reduce the time
between an eligible patient’s arrival at the
hospital and treatment with the clot-buster
alteplase.
Holy Cross also received the Target: Type 2
Diabetes Honor Roll Award, which ensures
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.
“We are incredibly pleased to recognize
Holy Cross Health,” said Steven Messe,
M.D., chairperson of the Stroke System
of Care Advisory Group. “Participation
in Get With The Guidelines is associated
with improved patient outcomes, fewer
readmissions and lower mortality rates – a
win for health care systems, families and
communities.

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