FAYETTEVILLE – Aug. 2, 2022 - Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
The award recognizes commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a specific period.
The measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most-up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines aimed at speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.