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Article: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program Awarded Joint Commission Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 29, 2008
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
This distinction, awarded to centers that pass a rigorous on-site review and a thorough examination of program and patient-care data, recognizes a center's commitment to following national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients. Certification criteria were developed in collaboration with the American Stroke Association and based on the Brain Attack Coalition's "Recommendations for the Establishment of Primary Stroke ...