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Rural Hospital Stroke Improvement Project II (2008-2009)
Program Description
The Rural Hospital Stroke Improvement Project II will focus on reducing stroke morbidity and
mortality through the implementation of the Brain Attack Coalition standards of care. This
project is open to rural hospitals that participated in the 2007-2008 Rural Hospital Stroke
Improvement Project, as well as rural hospitals that did not participate in that project. Each
participating hospital will receive one year of free access to the Get With The Guidelines
(GWTG) Patient Management Tool which includes the consensus measures endorsed by the
American Stroke Association, The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control,
as well as patient management tools. In addition to improving care within the hospital, this
project will focus on engaging your community to improve stroke outcomes.
Benefits of Participating in this Stroke Project
Major advances have been made during the past decade in stroke prevention, treatment
and rehabilitation. Despite these improvements, significant obstacles remain in consistently
translating these evidence based guidelines into practice. Hospitals that participated in the
2007-2008 Rural Hospital Stroke Improvement Project made great strides towards improving
their care. How did they accomplish this? Through education, use of
data, and sharing of best practices and lessons learned, hospitals that participated in the
2007-2008 project were able to overcome obstacles and redesign their care processes.
The American Stroke Association and the Wisconsin Stroke Committee are working towards
a Stroke System of Care in Wisconsin. Many Wisconsin hospitals are already on their way to
defining their role in this system of care. It is critical that every Wisconsin hospital, regardless
of location or size, be part of this transition to ensure access to the highest possible stroke
care throughout Wisconsin.
Rural Wisconsin hospitals are encouraged to participant in the Rural Hospital Stroke Improvement Project II. The registration deadline is January 5, 2009. A brochure with registration information is available here. To learn more about this project, contact Dana Richardson at drchardson@wha.org or at 608-274-1820. For registration information, contact Lisa Geishirt at lgeishirt@wha.org or at 608-274-1820.
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