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Contact: Louise Nakada
Alameda Hospital
Director of Community Relations
(510) 814-4362
Alameda Hospital Awarded for Excellence in Heart Care
ALAMEDA, Calif., April 29, 2008 — The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association has awarded Alameda Hospital a Performance Achievement Award for excellence in the care and treatment of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) is the largest national hospital-based quality improvement program for the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. This premier program empowers healthcare provider teams to consistently treat heart and stroke patients according to the most up-to-date evidence-based guidelines.
Performance Achievement Awards recognize hospitals that demonstrate at least 85 percent compliance in each of the six core GWTG-CAD measures. The different levels of awards reflect the amount of time for which the hospital demonstrates performance. The management and staff at Alameda Hospital are very excited about participating in this unique quality improvement program. The Bronze achievement award is just the first step towards sustaining excellence in the treatment and care of heart disease.
Alameda Hospital’s achievement will be recognized in the July 2008 “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News and World Report.
“Alameda Hospital’s commitment to excellent care will be celebrated during this year’s ‘Hospital Week’, says CEO, Deborah Stebbins. “Our medical staff, health care professionals, and volunteers deserve our congratulations as we continue to make strides towards providing the exceptional, high quality and personalized care our patients deserve.”
In addition to this premier recognition award, Alameda Hospital has recently received “Five Star” recognition for outstanding clinical excellence in Cardiac Care, Pulmonary Care, Stroke Care, and Critical Care by HealthGrades. HealthGrades analyzed discharges from every U.S. hospital and published its results in The Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study (2007).
HealthGrades’ star rating system tells consumers whether a particular hospital’s performance is “best” (5-star), “as expected” (3-star), or “poor” (1-star) on a particular procedure or condition.
