Loxahatchee, FL, August 3, 2021 – Palms West Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Certification and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Primary Stroke Center Certification.
Palms West Hospital underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review mid-June. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with related certification standards including program management, supporting self-management, and delivering and facilitating clinical care. Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.
“Advanced Primary Stroke Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. “We commend Palms West Hospital for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for stroke patients.”
“We congratulate Palms West Hospital for this outstanding achievement,” says Nancy Brown, chief executive officer, the American Stroke Association. “This certification reflects its commitment to providing the highest quality of care for stroke patients.”
“It is a great honor to be awarded Advanced Primary Stroke certification. We are extremely proud of the expertise of our interdisciplinary stroke team who collaborate to quickly evaluate stroke symptoms and administer time sensitive treatments to help prevent disabilities and death”, said Dr. Richard Giroux, Chief of Emergency Medicine. “The award affirms the exceptional stroke care we provide our communities.”
For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website.
About Palms West Hospital
Palms West Hospital is a 204-bed acute care full service facility combining high quality, patient-driven care and state-ofthe-art technology to serve residents of Palm Beach County and beyond. The hospital employs nearly 900 employees, has a medical staff of more than 700 physicians and a Graduate Medical Education Program. We offer a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services including: 24/7 Emergency care, stroke center designation, comprehensive surgical services, cardiac catheterization, an orthopedics and spine institute, and maternity services with a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (level II NICU).
Palms West Hospital is a recipient of numerous awards, recognitions and accreditations from a number of organizations, among them, The Joint Commission. Our more recent recognitions include Recipient of the 2021 Healthgrades’ Patient Safety Excellence Award, Healthgrades’ 2021 Coronary Intervention Excellence Award, Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement in 2021 from Healthgrades as well as Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke in 2021 from Healthgrades. Other notable awards include Press Ganey’s 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award, Children’s Oncology Group (COG) accreditation in 2019 and Blue Shield’s Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery.
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