Milford Regional was Awarded Gold Stroke Achievement Award
To receive the GWTG-Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award, Milford Regional demonstrated 85% adherence in the GWTG–Stroke key measures for 24 or more consecutive months. These include aggressive use of medications like tPA, antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol-reducing drugs, and smoking cessation.
“At Milford Regional Medical Center, we are committed to providing excellent patient care. We are proud to have been recognized with the Gold Award, as this demonstrates our success in delivering quality care to stroke patients,” said Dr. Hopkins.
According to the American Stroke Association, each year approximately 700,000 people suffer a stroke — 500,000 are first attacks and 200,000 are recurrent. Of stroke survivors, 21 percent of men and 24 percent of women die within a year, and for those aged 65 and older, the percentage is even higher.