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Last Updated on Thursday, 28 September 2017 16:08

Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke℠ Honor Roll.

Mon Valley Hospital Stroke Team

The award recognizes the Hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

Hospitals must achieve 85% or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and achieve 75% or higher compliance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures to receive the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
MVH earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period.
These quality measures are designed to help hospital teams follow the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.
In addition to receiving the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll, MVH was named one of America’s Best Stroke Centers by the Women’s Choice Award®. These distinctions, as well as The Joint Commission's Certification for being a Primary Care Stroke Center, are further recognitions of the quality of stroke care offered at Monongahela Valley Hospital.

In the photo at right: Pictured are (front row: l - r) Kathleen Slebodnik, RN, nurse manager; Kristen Pergola, data quality manager, Utilization Review; Kelly Macheska, American Heart Association; Maggie Timko, RN, stroke care coordinator; Gina Hrach, director Quality and Systems Improvement, American Hearts Association/American Stroke Association; Natalee Peters, RN, Emergency Department; and Jan Forlini, director, Imaging Services. (Back row: l – r): Becky Kahl, data quality abstractor, Utilization Review; Emilee Hawk, RN, Emergency Department; Kevin Claybaugh, RN, Cardiac Care Unit; Sherry Watkins, RN, assistant vice president, Nursing; Jeff Bomba, RN, nurse manager, ICU; and Dave Ray, supervisor, CT.