brain and spine care

Quality of Care

The Neuroscience Excellence Award™

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Recognizes hospitals for superior outcomes in stroke care and neurosurgery. Patients who have stroke treatment or neurosurgery at these nationally recognized hospitals have a lower risk of dying.

The Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™

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Recognizes hospitals for superior outcomes in cranial neurosurgery. Patients who have cranial neurosurgery at these nationally recognized hospitals have a lower risk of dying.

The Stroke Care Excellence Award™

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Recognizes hospitals for superior outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke. Patients who receive stroke treatment at these nationally recognized hospitals have a lower risk of dying.

The Joint Commission's Certificate of Distinction for Primary Stroke Centers

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Recognizes centers that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care. Achievement of certification signifies that the services you provide have the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. It is the best signal to your community that the quality care you provide is effectively managed to meet the unique and specialized needs of stroke patients.

Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite

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The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recognizes Adventist Health Bakersfield for achieving 85% or higher compliance with all Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Achievement Measures and 75% or higher compliance with five or more Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Measures for two or more consecutive years and achieving Time to Thrombolytic Therapy ≤ 60 minutes 75% or more of applicable acute ischemic stroke patients to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.

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