The CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial Receives Stroke Award

​A medical facility of CHRISTUS Health, CHRISTUS Southeast Texas – Jasper Memorial received recognition from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for its excellence in stroke care. The national award, Get With The Guidelines-Stroke, acknowledges hospitals that excel in stroke care.

The award also recognizes healthcare facilities that have adopted the most recent research-based guidelines, offered quick recovery times, and provided patients with stroke health management and education. According to Desiree Fairley, Stroke Coordinator for CHRISTUS Southeast Texas—Jasper Memorial, the award signifies the hard work, dedication, and teamwork the medical facility has put into caring for its stroke patients.

According to the US Centers for Disease and Prevention, someone suffers a stroke in the US every 40 seconds. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Strokes occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain bursts or becomes blocked by a clot, causing brain cells to die.

Moreover, Ms. Fairley pointed out that patients lose millions of brain cells each minute a stroke deprives the brain of oxygen. Even though the national time standard for stroke treatment is 60 minutes, CHRISTUS Southeast Texas—Jasper Memorial targets offering stroke treatment within 41 minutes after patient arrival. She said quick reaction time after a stroke can help lower the long-term effects associated with a stroke and also prevent death. CHRISTUS Southeast Texas—Jasper Memorial underwent an intensive evaluation process to obtain national accreditation.

Paul Generale

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