San Antonio Regional Hospital has received the 2017 Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

The award is given to hospitals that demonstrate 85 percent or higher compliance in each of the Association’s seven Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement measures.

Hospitals with Gold status have demonstrated this compliance for 24 consecutive months.

The guidelines were developed to improve stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to the latest scientific treatment guidelines which helps speed delivery of treatment for patients.

“When treating a possible stroke, every second counts,” said Harris Koenig, President & CEO of San Antonio Regional Hospital.

“Our stroke response team members work very hard to reduce treatment time – from the moment the patient arrives in our emergency department until our medical team can diagnose a stroke and administer the life-saving tPAclot busting drug. This reduces the disabling effects of stroke, and saves lives. We are honored to have received this recognition.”

– Submitted by San Antonio Regional Hospital