UB Neurosurgery Only Hospital in WNY to Receive JCAH Gold Seal of Approval for Acute Stroke

The Stroke Care Center at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval and achieved Disease-Specific Care Certification for Acute Stroke from the Joint Commission. It is the only hospital in Western New York to achieve this certification.Less than 1 percent of the 5,700 hospitals in the United States have received this certification. The Joint Commission evaluated the hospital on its compliance with the Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art national standards and performance measurement expectations for the management of chronic care illnesses. Taken into account was physician and staff skill in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of stroke victims. The designation recognizes the full continuum of care provided by the many areas of the hospital that comprise the Stroke Care Center, said Tamara Owen, president of Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital. The accreditation process is a comprehensive independent evaluation of the stroke care that we provide in Western New York. The Joint Commission has more than 50 years of recognized and respected experience and expertise in evaluating clinical care quality in all types of health care settings.