AHA Seeks Participation from Healthcare Facilities and Physicians

Posted 7/06/23 (Thu)

The American Heart Association (AHA) has launched a two-year initiative to expand and enhance post-acute stroke care across Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota, giving all patients the best chance at independent life after stroke.
 
Across the U.S., more than 90% of stroke patients experience some form of disability as a result and more than 11% suffer a second stroke within a year.
 
Made possible with support from The Helmsley Charitable Trust, this $1.5 million initiative will implement newly developed American Heart Association Post-Acute Stroke Care Quality Standards in post-acute facilities across the three states. Participating facilities will beta-test the new standards to create benchmarks of success against which facilities nationwide will be able to assess their care.
 
The new initiative seeks to establish post-acute care as a core component in the system of stroke care.
 

Participating facilities will beta-test the new standards to create benchmarks of success against which facilities nationwide will be able to assess their care.

To learn more visit www.heart.org/PostAcuteStroke.