Siena Hospital Accredited as Advanced Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.

The Joint Commission’s standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. They are informed by scientific literature and expert consensus to help health care organizations measure, assess and improve performance. The surveyors also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

“As a healthcare accreditor, The Joint Commission works with healthcare organizations across care settings to inspire safer and higher quality of care that is more equitable and compassionate,” says Ken Grubbs, DNP, MBA, RN, executive vice president of Accreditation and Certification Operations and chief nursing officer, The Joint Commission. “Through collaborating on innovative solutions and evidence-based resources and tools, The Joint Commission helps drive improvement while maintaining accountability through our leading survey methods and standards. We commend Siena Hospital for its commitment to advance safety, quality, equity and compassion for all patients.”

Katherine Vergos, President and CEO of Siena Hospital and Dignity Health Nevada, said, “I am immensely proud of this incredible advancement for Siena Hospital and southern Nevada. This achievement, made possible by the hard work and dedication of our entire Siena stroke team, represents a significant medical advancement for our community. As a stroke-ready center, we are better equipped to provide timely and effective treatment, ultimately making southern Nevada a safer place for all of us.”

By achieving this certification Siena Hospital has demonstrated:

● An ability to deliver stroke care to the level of national evidence-based guidelines

● Certified ability to provide care to complex stroke patients, with the resources to provide emergent time-based care by IV thrombolytics, endovascular therapy, or medical management by certified neurology team.

● Physicians, nurses, and staff qualified by education, training, and experience to provide national standard-level stroke care

● An organizational commitment to provide financial and other required resources to support the stroke program

● A collaborative relationship with local Emergency Medical Service partners to ensure that acute stroke patients are provided the fastest care possible

For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website.

About Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican: Nevada’s only not-for-profit, faith-based health system, Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals remain guided by the vision and values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters who founded Rose de Lima Hospital in Henderson in 1947. Dignity Health now operates three acute care hospitals in southern Nevada - the Siena, San Martin, and Rose de Lima Campuses. St. Rose Dominican Hospitals is a member of the Dignity Health network of nearly 10,000 physicians, 60,000 employees, 41 acute care hospitals, and more than 400 care centers, urgent and occupational care, imaging centers, and primary care clinics. Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit health system committed to advancing health for all people and dedicated to serving the common good. More than 75 years after the arrival of the original seven Sisters in Henderson, the 4,000 employees of the St. Rose Dominican health system continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need, especially the most vulnerable. For more information, visit strosehospitals.org. Dignity Health hospitals in Nevada are supported by the St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation, whose mission is to improve community health and wellness through fundraising and relationship building with caring supporters who donate or pledge to fund our work. To learn more, visit supportstrose.org.