Notícias
O Wright Center for Community Health é reconhecido a nível nacional pelos seus esforços para melhorar o controlo da pressão arterial
O Wright Center for Community Health foi reconhecido pela American Heart Association e pela American Medical Association pelo seu empenho em melhorar as taxas de controlo da pressão arterial (PA), obtendo o reconhecimento de nível Prata como parte do Target: BP.
O Silver Award reconhece as práticas que demonstraram um empenho em melhorar o controlo da tensão arterial através da precisão da medição.
A tensão arterial elevada, ou hipertensão, é um dos principais factores de risco de ataques cardíacos, acidentes vasculares cerebrais e morte evitável nos EUA. Há 122,4 milhões de adultos americanos que vivem com hipertensão, quase metade de todos os adultos do país. Infelizmente, apenas um quarto deles tem a tensão arterial sob controlo, o que torna crítico o diagnóstico e a gestão eficaz. Nos EUA, as doenças cardíacas e os acidentes vasculares cerebrais (AVC) são as causas de morte n.º 1 e n.º 5, e os AVC são a principal causa de incapacidade.
“Optimal blood pressure management is key for better cardiovascular health and critical today, when heart disease and stroke continue to be leading causes of death for adults in the U.S.,” said Jignesh Y. Sheth, M.D., FACP, MPH, senior vice president and chief medical and information officer at The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education. “High blood pressure is a leading risk factor of heart disease and stroke that can often be prevented or managed if diagnosed and treated properly.”
Target: BP is a national initiative formed by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association in response to the high prevalence of uncontrolled blood pressure, the initiative aims to help health care organizations and care teams, at no cost, improve blood pressure control rates through an evidence-based quality improvement program and recognizes organizations, such as The Wright Center for Community Health, that are committed to improving blood pressure control.
“By committing to helping more people in Northeast Pennsylvania control their blood pressure and reduce their risks for future heart disease and stroke, The Wright Center for Community Health is taking a key step to helping more people live longer, healthier lives,” said Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Ph.D., MHS, RN, FAHA, Target: BP advisory group volunteer and associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. “The Wright Center for Community Health’s participation in the Target: BP initiative shows its dedication to turning clinical guidelines into lifelines for patients and their families.”
To learn more about the initiative, go to TargetBP.org.
As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike and safety-net provider, The Wright Center serves vulnerable and medically underserved populations, regardless of age, ethnic background, ZIP code, insurance status, or ability to pay. It accepts all insurance plans and offers a sliding-fee discount program based on federal poverty guidelines that consider family size and income. No patient is ever turned away due to an inability to pay.
Headquartered in Scranton, The Wright Center operates 11 primary and preventive care community health centers in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties, as well as a mobile medical and dental unit called Driving Better Health, that deliver whole-person primary health services. Patients typically have the convenience of going to a single location to access integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health care, as well as community-based addiction treatment and recovery services.
