HJAR Nov/Dec 2019

56 NOV / DEC 2019  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS Hospital Rounds either by mechanically opening the blocked ves- sel or by providing clot-busting medication. The CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute provides access to heart specialists in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs, Searcy, Conway, and more than 25 community locations. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Receives Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s com- mitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nation- ally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs earned the award for meeting specific quality achievement mea- sures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, get a fol- low-up visit scheduled, and other care transition interventions. “CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our stroke patients by implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke ini- tiative,” said Doug Ross, president of CHI St. Vin- cent Hot Springs. “The tools and resources pro- vided help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes.” The hospital additionally received the associa- tion’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll award. To qual- ify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke. Tiffany McCain is Director of Pharmacy, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has named Tiffany McCain as Director of Pharmacy. McCain has 16 years of experience as a pharmacist, most recently as a clinical pharmacist with CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs where she was instrumental in implement- ing, operating, and maintaining the operating- room satellite pharmacy. McCain’s 16 years of pharmacy experience includes serving as director/manager of pharmacy for Christus Dubuis Hospital of Hot Springs from 2008–2017 and director of pharmacy for McKee Medical Center in Colorado from 2004–2007. She has also worked as a relief pharmacist for Arkansas Hospice Hot Springs Inpatient Center. A graduate of the University of Kentucky’s Col- lege of Pharmacy, McCain was a member of the university’s women’s basketball team and later played three seasons with the Orlando Miracle of the Women’s National Basketball Association. She is affiliated with the American Pharmacy Asso- ciation, the Arkansas Pharmacist Association, and the Arkansas Association of Hospital Pharmacists. Baptist Health Heart Institute/ Arkansas Cardiology Adds Dr. Robin Singh Robin Singh, MD, has joined Arkansas Cardiol- ogy/Baptist Health Heart Institute as a member alongside his father, Dr. Balkrishna Singh. Singh, a native of Little Rock, graduated from Duke University and earned a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Louisville, followed by fellowship training in cardiovascular disease at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he served as a chief cardiology fellow. Most recently, Singh finished his clinical car- diac electrophysiology fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School prior to returning home. He has co-authored several journal publications, as well as a book chapter on fluoroless ablation of cardiac arrhythmias. Singh is board-certified in cardiovascular dis- ease, nuclear cardiology, adult comprehensive echocardiography, and internal medicine. Northwest Medical Centers in Bentonville and Springdale Awarded Certification as Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission Northwest Medical Centers in Bentonville and Springdale have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center along with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s (AHA/ ASA) Heart-Check mark, both symbols of qual- ity from the respective organizations. The Heart- Check mark can only be displayed by hospitals that have met all requirements set by the heart and stroke associations. The two campuses underwent a rigorous, unan- nounced onsite review in June. During the visit, the Joint Commission reviewer evaluated com- pliance with stroke-related certification standards. Using standards developed collaboratively with the AHA/ASA, the surveyors evaluated program Tiffany McCain Robin Singh, MD