Roxborough Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the American
Heart Association and the American Stroke Association for
participating in their
Get With The Guidelines
program designed to improve quality in the treatment of patients
with coronary artery disease, heart failure or stroke. All
participating hospitals in the 2007 Gold, Silver and Bronze
performance award categories were identified in a special
advertisement in the July 24,
2007 Best Hospitals issue of
U.S. News and World
Report.
Roxborough was the only
Philadelphia
hospital listed along with others around the country to be
identified for a Bronze initial performance award. To qualify,
hospitals had to complete their first three months of
participation in the program and achieve 85 percent or higher
adherence to all Get with
the Guidelines performance measures. These measures are
included in the patient management tools for each of the
identified diagnoses. At the end of the first three months,
hospitals were required to submit a signed application form
indicating that all measurement criteria had been met, and a
written document abstract for review by theGet With The Guidelines science subcommittee.
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