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CONTACT:
Stephanie Smiley, DHS
(608) 266-5862
Jen Riemenschneider, AHA
(952) 278-7936
STATE LAUNCHES STROKE CARE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE WITH THE AMERICAN HEART,
AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION
Wisconsin to receive $1 million in federal funding over
three years; one of 11 states to receive funding
MADISON—State health officials and the American Heart
Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) today announced a $1
million federally funded statewide initiative to improve survival and
decrease disability from stroke.
Wisconsin is one of 11 states to receive the funding over the next
three years to participate in the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke
Registry program, a model shown to enhance Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) response and hospital-based treatment for individuals experiencing
acute stroke. This is the first time Wisconsin has been selected to
participate in the registry, which helps stroke centers compare and
enhance the quality of their stroke care relative to national and
regional benchmarks. The project is named after the late U.S. Senator
Paul Coverdell of Georgia who suffered a fatal stroke in 2000 while
serving in Congress.
“Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a major cause of
long-term disability in our state,” said Dr. Henry Anderson, State
Health Officer. ‟The Coverdell Stroke Registry is an opportunity to
expand the rapid-response, state-of-the-art stroke care that is saving
lives every day in Wisconsin.”
“This award will help improve stroke care throughout Wisconsin and
across the continuum of care – from the call to 9-1-1 through emergency
treatment and rehabilitation,” said American Stroke Association
volunteer neurologist Dr. Justin A. Sattin, medical director of the UW
Health Comprehensive Stroke Program and chair of the Wisconsin Stroke
Committee. “This effort brings together the critical stakeholders and
technical support to improve the consistency of stroke care and reduce
the burden of stroke-related disability.”
In addition to DHS and AHA/ASA, the collaboration will include the
Wisconsin Stroke Committee, DHS Emergency Medical Services and a
healthcare quality improvement organization. The program will work with
20 hospitals certified as Primary Stroke Centers and EMS providers that
service these areas. Stroke teams will use the ASA’s “Get With The
Guidelines-Stroke” online tracking tool to monitor their performance.
EMS providers will enhance their procedures based on data analysis in
the Wisconsin Ambulance Run Data System (WARDS).
Collaborators will assist with quality improvement plans and
coordinate educational events to help stroke and EMS teams share
progress and best practices. The Wisconsin Stroke Committee, a
multi-disciplinary group of neurologists, emergency physicians, nurses
and professional associations, will collaborate on recommending a
statewide stroke system of care and will share the project’s results
statewide.
In 2001, Congress charged the CDC with implementing state-based
registries that measure, track, and improve the delivery and quality of
stroke care.
For information about stroke prevention:
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/Health/cardiovascular/.
For information about the American Heart Association and American
Stroke Association:
www.strokeassociation.org.
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Last Revised:
September 11, 2012
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