Cooper has earned re-certification of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark as an advanced comprehensive stroke center, a prestigious designation reserved for institutions with specific abilities to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases.
“Cooper’s designation as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center for seven consecutive years demonstrates our unwavering commitment to providing the highest level of care to patients,” said Tudor G. Jovin, MD, Chief and Chairman of Neurology at Cooper University Health Care and Medical Director of Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience. “This national recognition is a direct result of our highly skilled and compassionate team working together to provide the most advanced and innovative stroke care available.”
Cooper was first recognized as a Joint Commission Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in 2017. With this certification, Cooper is among an elite group of health care organizations focused on highly specialized stroke care. To be eligible, hospitals must demonstrate compliance with stroke-related standards as a Primary Stroke Center and meet additional requirements, including those related to advanced imaging capabilities, availability of specialized treatments, and providing staff with the unique education and competencies to care for complex stroke patients.
“To achieve and maintain this designation, our team undergoes a periodic, rigorous evaluation by The Joint Commission to ensure we are meeting or exceeding national benchmarks. We are proud of this re-certification that demonstrates to our patients, their families, and the community that they can trust Cooper for the most comprehensive stroke care,” Dr. Jovin said.
Established in 2012, Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers is awarded for a two-year period to Joint Commission-accredited acute care hospitals. The certification was derived from the Brain Attack Coalition’s “Recommendations for Comprehensive Stroke Centers” (Stroke, 2005), “Metrics for Measuring Quality of Care in Comprehensive Stroke Centers” (Stroke, 2011) and recommendations from a multidisciplinary advisory panel of experts in complex stroke care.
Stroke, the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, also ranks as the leading cause of adult disability. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, someone dies of a stroke every four minutes, and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.