National recognition for stroke care received by Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare facilities

El Paso, Texas — Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare facilities are being recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for providing quality care to stroke patients. Del Sol Medical Center and Las Palmas Medical Center received the associations’ Get With The Guidelines^® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Both facilities also received the Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠ Honor Roll award.

To earn the Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus award, Las Palmas Medical Center and Del Sol Medical Center achieved two or more consecutive calendar years of 85 percent or higher adherence to all guidelines. The hospital also achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with additional select quality measures in stroke.

For the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award, hospitals must aim to ensure patients with type 2 diabetes receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.

“These awards recognize our care team’s commitment to quick action when a stroke patient enters a Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare hospital,” Art Garza, chief executive officer of Del Sol Medical Center, said. “We are proud of the quality of care we provide to our patients and look forward to continuing to serve the El Paso community.”

Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability and speeding recovery times.

“Our teams continue to demonstrate unparalleled dedication to patient care and outcomes,” Alejandro Romero, chief executive officer of Las Palmas Medical Center, said. “We are dedicated to improving the quality of stroke care, and the Get With The Guidelines program helps us achieve that goal.”

To learn more about the criteria for Get With The Guidelines - Stroke, visit the American Heart Association online.

Get With The Guidelines

Get With The Guidelines^® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 12 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit the American Heart Association website.