Mobile, Ala. (May 8, 2008)
Contact: Bob Lowry, (251) 415-1358 |
 USA MEDICAL CENTER RECOGNIZED AT INTERNATIONAL STROKE CONFERENCE
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| Pictured from left are Dr. Lee H. Schwamm, Massachusetts General Hospital vice chairman of neurology; Charlotte Craig, RN, USA Medical Center emergency department; Cindy Carrigan, RN, USA Medical Center stroke coordinator and Stephen Prudhomme, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association vice president, healthcare quality. |
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The University of South Alabama Medical Center was recognized at the recent International Stroke Conference in New Orleans for earning the American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines-Stroke” Silver Performance Achievement Award, the only hospital in Mobile to be selected. The award recognizes USA Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
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“With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the GWTG-Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award recognizes the crucial element of time,” Beth Anderson, USA Medical Center administrator, said.
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USA Medical Center has developed a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department. This includes always being equipped to provide brain-imaging scans, having neurologists available to conduct patient evaluations and using clot-busting medications when appropriate.
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For additional information, please call the USA Regional Stroke Center at USA Medical Center, 470-5801, or visit www.southalabama.edu/usamc.
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