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Jacksonville hospital earns top honor for stroke care quality
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow Memorial Hospital has recently been re-certified with the Joint Commissions Gold Seal of Approval for Stroke Certification.
Onslow Memorial has been upholding its prestigious honor of being stroke certified by making sure they are constantly meeting all the standards that help ensure quality and safety measures for all stroke care patients in the hospital.
'It does mean that we are giving that good quality of care. We also do outreach at community events, making sure that we're doing stroke screenings, making sure we're doing stroke education to the patients, making sure that they have all the tools that they need when they're discharged,' Manager of Quality Improvement & Accreditation for Onslow Memorial Takenya LaBriado said. 'So, it is a lot of care inside and outside of the hospital.'
Onslow Memorial aims to provide the highest quality evidence-based practice it can for the community and all patients who are receiving stroke care.
'It guarantees the patients that they're getting the most appropriate and latest care that they can for stroke, because stroke is a disease process,' Onslow Memorial Medical Director Terence Kolb said. 'That's certainly something we can intervene on the earlier you come, the more we can do because everything is timed and so, this is a big, important topic here in this area.'
'We want to be the community's choice for stroke care. So, you can trust us to make sure that you get all the needs that you need if you are having a stroke,' LaBriado said. 'So, you're going to get that education, you're going to get all the tools and you're going to get quality staff to take care of you.'
The certification showcases the hospital's commitment to providing the highest level of care for all stroke patients.
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