Sydney Adventist Hospital (San) has been recognized for its high standard of stroke care. It is one of only 19 Australian hospitals to have received official stroke unit certification from the Australian Stroke Coalition (ASC). 

The ASC Stroke Unit Certification Program encourages hospitals to meet a set of national criteria to deliver the best possible stroke care to patients. This includes caring for all stroke patients on a single dedicated ward, providing specialist staffing, regular training, data monitoring and improvement, and patient involvement in decision-making.  

“Treatment on a dedicated stroke unit is proven to make the biggest overall difference of any intervention to patient outcomes following stroke, reducing the risks of both death and disability,” said Kelvin Hill, Stroke Foundation national manager of stroke treatment. “Both Australian and international evidence suggests that rigorous stroke center certification programs improve the quality of stroke care and patient outcomes,” he stated.

“The San’s extensive team of neurologists, neurology registrars, neurosurgery registrars, neurophysiology technicians, neuropsychologists, and neurosurgeons are one of the largest neurological and neurosurgical teams of any private hospitals in NSW,” said Brett Goods, Adventist HealthCare CEO.  

“Additionally, our Stroke CNC, nursing, and allied health professionals play pivotal roles in the stroke care we provide by following standardized stroke clinical pathways to ensure patients receive timely treatment. The San is blessed to have a dedicated health care team that is instrumental in providing time-critical care and enhancing outcomes for patients in their moments of greatest need," Goods said.
 
He added, "We are delighted by this acknowledgment of the excellent quality of care our team provides for stroke patients.” 

The original article was published on the South Pacific Division news site, Adventist Record.