A stroke patient is treated at the Military Hospital 175 in HCM City. The hospital has achieved the level “Diamond Status” at the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Awards in recognition of improvements in its stroke care. (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNS/VNA) – The in Ho Chi Minh
City has been achieved the level “Diamond Status”
at the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Awards
in recognition of improvements in its stroke care quality.
recognise hospitals that have demonstrated clear
commitment to quality stroke care and have established cultures and systems to
support continuous improvement.
Awards are calculated quarterly at the levels of
“Gold Status”, “Platinum Status”, and “Diamond
Status”.
The hospital has received the level Diamond Status, the
highest level, for two consecutive quarters, Q4 2022 and Q1 2023,
said Dr. Hoang Tien Trong Nghia, head of the hospital’s neurology
department.
To achieve Diamond Status, the hospital
has fulfilled ten criteria, including 75% of patients
treated with door-to-recanalization therapy in less than 60
minutes, a 25% recanalization procedure rate out of total stroke incidence
in the hospital, 90% of all suspected stroke patients undergoing CT or MRI
imaging procedure, 90% of Ischaemic stroke patients discharged with
antiplatelets, and stroke patients treated in a dedicated stroke unit or ICU
during their hospital stay.
A “Code stroke” (stroke rapid-response) team that is composed of
physicians at the neurology, emergency and diagnostic imaging departments helps
optimise inter-hospital collaboration and improve patient outcomes, Nghia said
at a scientific conference held by the hospital on May 11 in HCM City.
Nearly 3,800 stroke patients have been treated at the hospital
since 2020.
Dr. Nguyen Huy Thang, head of the cerebrovascular
disease department at the 115 People’s Hospital and Chairman of the HCM City
Stroke Association, said some hospitals have used the automated imaging
software RAPID (Rapid Processing of Perfusion and Diffusion) to speed up
diagnosis and improve stroke care for patients.
The AI technique helps extend the treatment window for acute
stroke patients from six hours after stroke onset to 24 hours, Thang said./.
Source: VietnamPlus
