Petaluma Valley Hospital Recognized By American Heart Association

Press release from Petaluma Valley Hospital:

Sept. 23, 2021

Petaluma Valley Hospital with Providence, was recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) for their achievement of providing the highest quality of stroke care.

Petaluma Valley Hospital received the AHA’s 2021 Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus award with special recognition for Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. The AHA and the American Stroke Association recognize hospitals with this designation who demonstrate continued success when using the Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus programs. The Gold Plus Quality Awards are the most advanced level of recognition acknowledging hospitals for consistent compliance with seven key quality achievement measures over a consecutive 24 months or more.

Additionally, the award recognizes that Petaluma Valley Hospital applies the most up-to-date evidence-based treatment guidelines to improve patient care and outcomes in the community they serve.

“I am extremely proud of our caregivers, leadership team and physicians for their commitment to ensuring that our stroke patients receive treatment that exceeds nationally accepted, evidence-based standards,” said Darian Harris, chief executive at Petaluma Valley Hospital. “In addition to their expertise, the compassionate nature of our caregivers is what makes the care they provide so unique and appreciated by their patients. We have a long-standing reputation in the community for our hospital’s stroke certification and recently a patient wrote us to share his experience with our stroke team. The summary of his experience serves as a case study of the swift diagnosis and expertly delivered treatment that ultimately restored his vision.”

“Mr. M is 69 years old and has lived in the community of Petaluma for over 30 years. In June, he had a sudden onset of vision changes in his right eye. He had heard this could be a sign of a stroke, so he rushed over to our hospital, recalling from reading in the paper about our hospital’s stroke certification. Mr. M said that he walked in and interrupted the woman at the registration desk and said, “I think I am having a stroke”. He said she stopped what she was doing, excused herself from the patient in front of her whose needs were less severe, and immediately had him brought into the Emergency Department. After a quick review by Dr. Patel and nursing staff, Mr. M had a CT scan the neurology specialist who was consulting via an iPad as part of the Providence tele-stroke program and Dr. Patel confirmed that he was having a stroke and began administering treatment. Within 24 hours he regained total restoration of his vision and went home, ready to get back to living!

Petaluma Valley Hospital is currently hiring in their Emergency, Nursing and Radiology departments. If qualified, please inquire using our jobs page. https://www.providenceiscallin...

To learn more about stroke care at our hospitals, visit providence.org.

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