The McLeod Health Cheraw Stroke Team celebrates their recertification as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital. Pictured from left to right: Julie Jordan, AVP of Quality; Chris Spivey, ED PCS; Lindsey Elvington, ED Charge Nurse; Dr. Gabe Simpson, ED and Stroke Medical Director; Candace Sellers, Stroke Coordinator; Kain Sellers, ED Charge Nurse; Jessica Shepard, Clinical Effectiveness; and Dr. Brian Snyder, ED Physician.
McLeod Health recently received recertification affirming its hospitals are equipped to provide care to patients with acute stroke symptoms who seek life-saving treatment from the emergency department. The certification, granted by DNV GL Healthcare, designates McLeod Health as Acute Stroke Ready.
McLeod Health hospitals are some of the first in the state of South Carolina to become Acute Stroke Ready by DNV, a certification body that helps hospitals achieve excellence by improving quality and safety through hospital accreditation. The McLeod hospitals that achieved this designation include McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris and McLeod Health Seacoast. McLeod Regional Medical Center is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by DNV. McLeod was the first hospital in the region to be named a certified Primary Stroke Center in 2014.
“This certification is an acknowledgement to our community that we have the resources and commitment to provide the best possible stroke care,” said Dr. Ravish Kothari, Medical Director of Stroke Services for McLeod Regional Medical Center. “It is a combination of the right equipment, personnel and training to quickly assess and treat strokes. As Acute Stroke Ready hospitals and a Primary Stroke Center, we have the ability to administer intravenous thrombolytic therapy also known as tPA. This is the only FDA-approved treatment for strokes that are caused by a blood clot that is interrupting blood flow to a region of the brain.”
Acute Stroke Ready hospitals are designed to be part of a larger stroke system of care. For any stroke patient needing ongoing care after the initial treatment that care would be provided within the McLeod Health system at the Primary Stroke Center, McLeod Regional Medical Center.
Source: https://www.mcleodhealth.org/news-entry/mcleod-health-hospitals-recertifiedas-acute-stroke-ready/?type=news&page-type=news&search-term=
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