St. Joseph’s Hospital-North has earned an award from the Florida Stroke Registry for its ability to rapidly determine the severity and possible location of a stroke.
The hospital received the Stroke Registry’s Certificate of Achievement “for the successful achievement of Most Completeness for NIHSS,” according to a news release.
The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is an assessment tool and quantitative measure used in stroke care.
The Stroke Registry also notified the hospital that it ranked as the best among 121 Florida Stroke Registry hospitals that submitted “Most Completeness” data. The data was compared from 2018 to 2019.
The registry’s aim is to improve quality of care and health outcomes in stroke through partnerships, research, intervention and policy advocacy.
The Stroke Registry award was St. Joseph’s Hospital-North’s second award in 2020 for the treatment of strokes and heart attacks.
Last year, the hospital received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Award for meeting and exceeding specific standards of performance for quick and appropriate treatment of patients suffering heart attacks.
