North Kansas City Hospital Becomes a Level II Stroke Center
May 10, 2020Categories: PRESS RELEASE
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North Kansas City Hospital earned Level II Stroke Center designation from the Missouri Time Critical Diagnosis System.
In partnership with the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, the TCD connects critical members of the stroke treatment team to help establish coordinated and consistent care. With the goal of delivering quicker response times, designated Stroke Centers provide a foundation for improved patient recoveries and outcomes.
“Because strokes are the leading cause of serious long-term disability in adults, we’ve always prioritized stroke care excellence,” said Kerri Jenkins, senior vice president and chief operating officer. “Becoming a Level II stroke facility reflects our ongoing commitment to this crucial component of patient care and providing quality, safe treatment.”
To ensure stroke team members maintain their stroke skills, Level II Stroke Centers must manage sufficient numbers of stroke patients.
By obtaining this voluntary stroke center designation, NKCH further expands its spectrum of critical care services, which includes an accredited Chest Pain Center, Level I STEMI Center, Level II Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 60 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neurosciences, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet®designation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
- The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, and Primary Stroke Center
Our oncology partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides patients with access to clinical trials and state-of-the-art radiation therapy.
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in 10 procedures and conditions and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking NKCH the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 148 midsize company in the nation.
Each year NKCH serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.