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According to a news release, the award recognizes the hospital鈥檚 achievement in providing the most effective stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

鈥淲e are proud to announce that our Stroke Center has received the Gold Plus and Target Stroke: Elite Honor Roll certification awards,鈥� said Dr. Walid Kamsheh, medical director, Primary Stroke Center. 鈥淭his is a great achievement for any medical institution and shows that we are competitive among the larger, more well-known stroke care providers within Maryland and the United States.鈥�

According to the ASA, hospitals earning the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award have reached an aggressive goal of treating patients with 85% or higher adherence to all Get with the Guidelines 鈥� Stroke Achievement Indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and have achieved 75% or higher compliance with five of eight Get with the Guidelines 鈥� Stroke Quality Measures.

鈥淥ur key players deserve recognition for these awards, including our emergency medical service providers, the emergency Department team, our stroke coordinator Nicole Leonard, and our entire Brain Attack Team, including the nurses on our neurology unit,鈥� Kamsheh said. 鈥淎s we continue to provide this level of service and excellence within the Shore Regional Health medical community, we appreciate this recognition.鈥�

Stroke, a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain, takes the lives of more than 130,000 Americans each year and is the leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Residents of the five-county region served by UM Shore Regional Health who suffer a stroke have access to the designated Primary Stroke Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton.

A Primary Stroke Center designation is given by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems when standards are met to support better outcomes for stroke care. Certification standards include having a dedicated program, staffed 24/7 by specially trained medical professionals who provide fast diagnostic services and optimal stroke care.

Inclusion on the Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll is awarded to hospitals demonstrating success in meeting quality measures to reduce the time between the patient鈥檚 arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, Alteplase, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke, the release states. If administered within three hours of the onset of stroke symptoms, Alteplase has been shown to significantly reduce the effects of stroke and lessen the chance of permanent disability, according to the release.

Ken Kozel, president and CEO, UM Shore Regional Health, said the Primary Stroke Center鈥檚 continued recognition from the ASA demonstrates the center鈥檚 success with providing innovative stroke treatments to patients as quickly and safely as possible.

鈥淥ur team is providing state-of-the-art care that saves lives and helps reduce the risk of long-term disability in patients who experience a stroke,鈥� Kozel said.

Additional information about the Primary Stroke Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton can be found at UM .