{"id":43149,"date":"2026-07-28T11:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=43149"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:09:56","slug":"sarah-bush-lincoln-nationally-recognized-for-commitment-to-excellence-in-stroke-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/43149-sarah-bush-lincoln-nationally-recognized-for-commitment-to-excellence-in-stroke-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Bush Lincoln Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Excellence in Stroke Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Sarah Bush Lincoln continues to be recognized for its commitment to quality stroke care, as it was recently honored with two American Heart Association awards: The Rural Stroke Gold award and<br \/>\nthe Stroke Silver Plus award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is truly humbling to be recognized by the American Heart Association again, and it is a reflection of our staff\u2019s dedication to providing compassionate, quality care,\u201d SBL President and CEO Kim Uphoff said. \u201cWe pride ourselves on being a trusted healthcare organization serving a rural community, and these awards reinforce our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rural Stroke Gold is a recognition program designed specifically to recognize hospitals serving rural communities. Rather than focusing on the standard achievement measure methodology,<br \/>\neligibility is based on performance in the Rural Acute Stroke Composite Score, which reflects performance across several\u00a0stroke\u00a0care processes important in rural settings.<\/p>\n<p>To earn Silver, hospitals must demonstrate sustained adherence to the American Heart Association&#8217;s core stroke achievement measures for 12 consecutive months, and the \u201cPlus\u201d designation recognizes additional performance on quality measures.<\/p>\n<p>These awards symbolize that SBL ensures people experiencing a stroke receive timely, appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, helping to save lives and<br \/>\nreduce disability.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to providing immediate care for people experiencing a stroke, the award also recognizes that SBL provides education to help them manage their recovery and ongoing health at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrokes continue to be one of the leading causes of death and disability in the nation, and the key to limiting its effects is treating someone experiencing symptoms right away,\u201d SBL Neurologist<br \/>\nFatima Alao, MD, said. \u201cWe are honored to receive this award and strive to continue to provide this quality care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the SBL Neurology Clinic at 217-258-4096.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Bush Lincoln continues to be recognized for its commitment to quality stroke care, as it was recently honored with two American Heart Association awards: The Rural Stroke Gold award [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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