Earlier this year, Baxter Health was named by the American College of Emergency Physicians to the Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL) Honor Roll for stroke care.
In stroke care, emergency physicians are routinely responsible for key components of initial assessment, diagnosis, treatment and critical resource decisions for patients with a possible stroke.
Director of Cline Emergency Center Kelly Dicks and Emergency Department physician Dr. Caleb Pingel say it was an honor they worked on obtaining for a while.
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Pingel says the biggest factor in helping stroke patients is time and that was also a key component in determining who made the E-QUAL honor roll.
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When it comes to the warning signs of a stroke, health officials use an acronym of BE-FAST.
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Baxter Health was one of only 39 hospitals in the United States named to the honor roll.
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