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November 2017
From The President & CEO The Thanksgiving season is a time to reflect on all we have to be thankful for, especially this year, as we continue to celebrate our fantastic accomplishments and national recognition for our work. I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all volunteers, employees and physicians for your commitment in going above and beyond for our patients and their families. We receive continuous praise through letters, comments, emails and social media submitted by patients and their family members. They describe the extraordinary things that our staff does every day. Scott Batulis President & CEO
We take care of others daily, but it’s important to also care for ourselves. I encourage you to model wellness by eating healthy, exercising regularly, getting enough rest and spending time with loved ones. As we are too often reminded, life is precious and short. The benefits of caring for yourself also have a positive effect on your family and help you to provide an exceptional experience to our patients and visitors. Overall, as a Hospital family, we must all remain dedicated to improving the health of our community and work together with this goal in mind. Thank you for providing me the opportunity to work with you. Together we can continue to make a difference in the lives of our patients. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Sincerely,
Scott Batulis President and CEO
Nationally Recognized For Stroke Care Orange Regional Medical Center received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. This award recognizes our hospital for its commitment to providing patients with the most appropriate stroke treatment, aligned with the latest research-based guidelines. Hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get with the Guidelines®- Stroke Quality measures to receive the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. To qualify for the Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke. Orange Regional earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period.
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