Greater Baltimore Medical Center Receives Achievement Awards for Stroke Treatment

The Primary Stroke Center at GBMC recently received the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA).

This award recognizes the Primary Stroke Center at GBMC for their commitment to ensuring that stroke patients receive care based on the latest scientific evidence. GBMC earned this recognition by meeting specific quality requirements for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients, which will increase their chances of maximal recovery and lower mortality.




The Stroke Center at GBMC also received the Target: Stroke Honor Roll. To receive this recognition, The Stroke Center at GBMC met quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment.




“These awards are the result of the hard work and expertise of our entire stroke team and it demonstrates GBMC’s high level of commitment to caring for stroke patients,” says John Chessare, MD, president and CEO of GBMC HealthCare. “It is a great honor and we are very proud to be recognized by the AHA and ranked among the top stroke centers in our state.”




According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.