How We Compare
American Heart Association – Get With The Guidelines®
Mary Lanning Healthcare has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus and Bronze Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.
Facts about a Joint Commission-approved Primary Stroke Center:
- Primary Stroke Centers reduce mortality and improve patient outcomes because of their efficient stroke care.
- Mary Lanning Healthcare utilizes an interdisciplinary team approach to stroke diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Studies have shown that highly-skilled stroke teams may reduce patient mortality by up to 24%.
- According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, timely administration of IV-Activase for acute ischemic stroke improves patient outcomes.
- The average length of stay (hospitalization) for acute stroke patients continues to remain below the national average
- We have partnered with regional Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to ensure effective communication and transfer of patients from smaller communities in our area who may benefit from emergent stroke treatment
- Those patients treated at Mary Lanning Healthcare with IV-Activase are routinely discharged to home and have little-to-no disability 3 months after their stroke
In 2018, more than 50% of our patients at MLH received IV-Activase administration in less than 49 minutes from patient arrival to treatment.
According to the most current reports, MLH is ranked in the 90th percentile nationally for stroke care.
MLH remains a top stroke program in the state of Nebraska year after year.
As a former school principal, Wayne Moorhead of Edgar knows what a difference a good staff makes.
Shortly after Ron and Kara Faber were married, Ron was diagnosed with cancer, a type that made planning a family difficult. But, Ron said, the excellent, caring treatment he received at the Morrison Cancer Center helped the Fabers embrace the future. Then, when Kara discovered she was pregnant, Mary Lanning was the first and only choice for…
When Hastings College music professor Dr. Robin Koozer was taken to Mary Lanning Healthcare, he didn’t realize he was suffering from the signs of stroke. But a few short months later, Koozer was back to making beautiful music. He attributes this to the quick action by the Mary Lanning Stroke Team.
