Ascension Providence Novi Stroke Program Awarded Certification

Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi, has earned the Joint Commison’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for stroke care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has awarded the hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification.

This designation reconfirms the hospital’s dedication to providing the very best in state-of-the-art stroke care. As a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi, has the specific resources, staff and training to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases, leading to better outcomes. The designation is for two years.

“Our commitment to delivering the highest quality patient care using the most advanced technologies has made Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi, a destination institution for stroke patients in our area and throughout the region”, says Joseph Hurshe, FACHE, president and CEO president of Ascension Providence.

Each year about 700,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke, which is the nation's third leading cause of death. Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States, with about 4.7 million stroke survivors alive today.

In Michigan, Ascension operates 15 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ approximately 26,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension provided almost $230 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in FY2017. Serving Michigan for over 140 years, Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2017, Ascension provided more than $1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 165,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers. Ascension’s Healthcare Division operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 153 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 22 states and the District of Columbia, while its Solutions Division provides a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.