Palms of Pasadena Hospital’s Stroke Team has been awarded bronze and silver recognitions from the American Stroke Association for their Get With The Guidelines program
November 2008

These awards recognize hospitals that demonstrate at least 85 percent compliance in each of the seven core GWTG-Stroke measures. The different levels reflect the amount of time for which the hospital demonstrates performance.

• Bronze recognizes performance of 90 consecutive days.
• Silver recognizes performance of 12 consecutive months.

The core measures for Get With The Guidelines -Stroke are:

• Percent of acute ischemic stroke patients who arrive at the ED at my hospital within 120 minutes (two hours) of onset of stroke symptoms who receive IV t-PA within 180 minutes (three hours) of onset of stroke symptoms
• Percent of ischemic stroke or TIA patients who receive antithrombotic medication within 48 hours of hospitalization
• Percent of ischemic stroke or TIA patients discharged on antithrombotics (e.g., warfarin, aspirin, other antiplatelet drug)
• Percent of ischemic stroke or TIA patients with atrial fibrillation who are discharged on anticoagulation therapy (warfarin/Coumadin or heparin/heparinoids) unless an absolute or relative contraindication exist
• Percent of patients at risk for DVT who received DVT prophylaxis by the second hospital day
• Percent of ischemic stroke or TIA patients with LDL > or = 100 mg/dL OR on cholesterol reducer prior to admission who are discharged on cholesterol reducing drugs
• Percent of smokers who receive smoking cessation advice or medication (e.g., Nicoderm or Zyban) at discharge