Regions Hospital’s Stroke Center is getting national recognition for its outstanding care for stroke patients, receiving the Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association. No other Minnesota hospitals have won the award so far this year. The American Stroke Association evaluated Regions’ stroke program on seven specific measures aimed at improving stroke treatment and measuring secondary events. In winning the award, Regions maintained compliance of 85 percent or better over 12 consecutive months for each of the seven measures…

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