UPMC Pinnacle provides fast and effective treatment for acute stroke patients, saving lives and improving outcomes.
UPMC Pinnacle has participated in the Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke Program since 2005. The program has helped us to establish practice guidelines for the care of acute stroke patients, monitor the care we provide, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Disease-specific certification programs have recognized UPMC Pinnacle hospitals as Primary Stroke Centers. In order to achieve primary stroke center certification, hospitals must meet rigorous standards that support better outcomes for stroke care.
Eligibility standards include:
This certification is provided through a partnership between the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and The Joint Commission, the nation's largest independent health care evaluation body.
For 2020 UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, Community General Osteopathic, and West Shore hospitals received the GWTG Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. This award recognizes the hospital's commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines derived from the latest scientific evidence. These hospitals also received the Target Stroke Honor Roll Stroke recognition. 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 clot-buster or tPA, which is the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of ischemic stroke.
If you have questions about UPMC Pinnacle's quality information or data, please contact our Performance Improvement Department at 717-231-8469.
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