Stroke Awards
US News & World Report - High Performing In Stroke
The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies are based largely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume, and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.
Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
As one of the first hospitals in South Florida to receive distinction as a Joint Commission Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC), Holy Cross Health met rigorous standards for performing endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), a specialized surgical procedure used to remove a blood clot from the brain of an ischemic stroke patient.
American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines Awards
In 2022, Holy Cross Health earned the Gold Plus Target Stroke Elite Plus TT2 Diabetes Honor Roll and Target Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll
What does this mean?
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
Hospitals achieving Time to Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy ≤ 60 minutes in 75% of eligible patient treated in equal to or less than 45 minutes AND 50% of eligible patient treated in equal to or less than 30 minutes to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy
Hospitals achieving Door to Needle & Door to Device in ≤ 90 minutes in 50% of patients arriving directly and Door to Needle & Door to Device in ≤ 60 minutes in 50% of transfer patients to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll - Stroke
Hospitals that quality for Silver level or higher achievement award in Get With The Guidelines – Stroke and achieve an Overall Diabetes Cardiovascular Initiative Composite Score of ≥ 80%.
Past awards include:
- GWTG Stroke GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll Elite Plus, Advanced Therapy and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2021)
- GWTG Target Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy since 2019 (top award)
- GWTG Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold since 2017 (top award)
- GWTG Target Stroke Gold Plus (2010-2018)