Hospitals nationally recognized for high-quality stroke care

Bridgeport, Greenwich, L+M and Yale New Haven hospitals recently received honors from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines program for high-quality stroke care:

• Bridgeport Hospital: Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• Greenwich Hospital: Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• L+M Hospital: Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• Yale New Haven Hospital: Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

The awards recognize hospitals’ commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately saving more lives and reducing disability caused by stroke.

Here’s what people across YNHHS are saying about the awards:

At Bridgeport Hospital, “we’re committed to providing world-class quality stroke care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines and streamlining processes to ensure timely, safe and quality care for stroke patients on a daily basis,” said Jennifer Reynolds, RN, stroke program manager. “This allows us to ensure more people in our Bridgeport community experience longer, healthier lives.”

“The stroke awards reflect the hard work and dedication of our incredible multidisciplinary team at Greenwich Hospital,” said Kunal Desai, MD, interim stroke program medical director and assistant professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine. “The sustained level of excellence in patient care is a true testament to the commitment of our nurses, therapists, coordinators and physicians.”

“We pride ourselves on our dedication to improving the quality of care for our stroke patients. This award reflects our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes,” said L+M Chief Medical Officer Oliver Mayorga, MD. “Our goal is to ensure more people in greater New London can experience longer, healthier lives.”

“The recognition of these achievement awards is a testament to the exceptional expertise and collaboration of the stroke programs within Yale New Haven Health System to bring the safest, highest-quality stroke care throughout the region,” said Joseph Schindler, MD, director, Yale New Haven Hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center and professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine. “This has translated to improved stroke patient outcomes for the communities that we serve.”