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CountyLineOctober2011www.CountyLineMagazine.net22Afterundergoinganon-siteevaluationanddemonstratingcompliancewithnationallydevelopedstandardsforstrokecareEmoryhasearnedTheJointCommissionsGoldSealofAp--effortstofosterbetteroutcomesforstrokecare.launchedin2003andwasdevelopedincollabora-tionwithTheAmericanHeartAssociationandtheontherecommendationsforprimarystrokecen-terspublishedbytheBrainAttackCoalitionandtheAmericanStrokeAssociationsstatementsandincludeson-sitereviewsbyreviewerswithexper-basedontheevaluationofstandardsclinicalprac-ticeguidelinesandperformancemeasurementac-tivities.WereproudtoachievethisdistinctionfromTheJointCommissionsaidCraigMcCoychiefex-ourcommitmenttoprovidingthebestpossiblecaretoourpatientsandourcommunity.AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandofdeathintheUnitedStatesandaleadingcauseofseriouslong-termdisability.Eachyearapproxi-mately795000peopleexperienceaneworrecur-rentstroke.Onaveragesomeonesuffersastrokeevery40secondsandsomeonediesofastrokeev-ery3.1minutes.Strokeisaleadingcauseofseri-ouslong-termdisabilityintheUnitedStateswithapproximately4.7millionstrokesurvivorsalivetoday.InstrokecaretimeisbrainsaidJeanE.--CenterEmoryJohnsCreekHospitalhasproventhatithastheabilitytoprovideeffectivetimelycare-comesforstrokepatients.AstrokecanoccurintwowayssaidEliasDagnewCreekHospital.Whenabloodclotornarrowingofstrokeoccurs.Inadditionbloodvesselsinthebraincandeteriorateorbreakcausingbleedinginthebrain.Thatcanalsocauseastrokehesaid.Whenthesethingshappenbraincellsbegintodieandbraindamageoccursaffectingabilitiescontrolledbythatareaofthebrain.Dr.Dagnewstressestheimportanceofseekingemergencymedicaltreat-mentimmediatelyandfromamedicalfacilitythatemploystheteamapproachneededtoeffectivelytreatstrokesuchasEmoryJohnsCreekHospital.ofworkbyourstaffanddedicationbythehospitaltoofferadvancedlevelsofcaretoourpatientsrighthereinJohnsCreeksaidEJCHStrokeCoordina-torKatjaBryantRN.AtEJCHwehaveprovidedstrokepatientswithquickaccesstoanadvancedlevelofcaresincethehospitalopenedbutbeingveryimportanttoourhospital.Wearenowrecog--munityasofferingthehigheststandardofcareforstrokepatients.InadditiontothecareforstrokepatientsthatweareabletoprovideatEJCHweconductseminarsatthehospitalandinthecommunitytoeducatepeopleonthesignsofastrokeandhowimportantitistothesignsandsymptomsofastrokeandcalling911arethemostvaluableinformationthatanindividualcanhavetoimprovetheoutcomeoftheirowntreat-HealthcaresEmoryJohnsCreekHospitalEJCHprovalforcerticationasaPrimaryStrokeCenter.TheCerticateofDistinctionforPrimaryStrokeCentersrecognizescentersthatmakeexceptionalTheJointCommissionscerticationprogramwasAmericanStrokeAssociation.Certicationisbasedguidelinesforstrokecare.ThecerticationprocesstiseinstrokecareandthecerticationdecisionisecutiveofceratEmoryJohnsCreekHospital.WearepleasedtohaveTheJointCommissionrecognizePreventionCDCstrokeisthethirdleadingcauseRangeM.S.R.N.C.P.H.Q.executivedirectorDisease-SpecicCareCerticationTheJointCommission.ByachievingcerticationasaPrimaryStroketostrokevictimsandcansignicantlyimproveoutMDboard-certiedneurosurgeonatEmoryJohnsabloodvesselinterruptsbloodowtothebrainaThiscerticationrepresentsatremendousamountdesignatedasacertiedPrimaryStrokeCenterisnizedbyEMSprovidersphysiciansandourcomgetimmediatetreatmentsaidKatja.RecognizingEmoryJohnsCreekHospitalCertifedasaPrimaryStrokeCenter