Thursday, August 05, 2010
St. Mary's Receives Gold Plus Achievement Award
WEST VIRGINIA....
In the August "America's Best Hospital" issue of U-S News and World Report, St. Mary's is one of 197 hospitals to receive the Gold Plus Achievement Award from the AMA and America Stroke Association's Get With the Guidelines program. St. Mary's is the only hospital in the state to receive the award and maintained 24 months of 75 percent or higher adherence on select quality measures in addition to at least 24 months of 85 percent or higher on all Get with the Guidelines achievement measures. Get With The Guidelines is a hospital-based, quality-improvement program designed to ensure hospitals consistently care for cardiac and stroke patients following the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations.
In the August "America's Best Hospital" issue of U-S News and World Report, St. Mary's is one of 197 hospitals to receive the Gold Plus Achievement Award from the AMA and America Stroke Association's Get With the Guidelines program. St. Mary's is the only hospital in the state to receive the award and maintained 24 months of 75 percent or higher adherence on select quality measures in addition to at least 24 months of 85 percent or higher on all Get with the Guidelines achievement measures. Get With The Guidelines is a hospital-based, quality-improvement program designed to ensure hospitals consistently care for cardiac and stroke patients following the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations.
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