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Orange Regional Medical Center received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines– Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes the hospital's commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecu - tive 12-month periods and achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures to receive the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. These quality measures are designed to help hospital teams follow the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines, with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus in Kingston has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's highest stroke care award. The Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award "recognizes the hospital's commitment to and success in ensur - ing stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence," the association said in a statement. "Gold Plus" is the highest level of recognition possible and signifies consistent adherence to recognized quality measures for at least 24 consecutive months. To receive the award, HealthAlliance had to achieve 85 percent or high- er adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get With the Guidelines Quality- Stroke Quality Measures, designed to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes. MidHudson Regional Hospital's Early Education Center has been named the 2016 Day Care Center of the Year by the Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam Inc. The award was bestowed based on nomina - tions from parents of day care children in the Hudson Valley, over 400 of whom submitted letters and testimonials to the Child Care Council. With locations on MidHudson Regional Hospital's main campus and Spackenkill Road in Poughkeepsie, the Early Education Center has been empowering children to learn and grow since 1988. Serving children from 6 weeks to 5 years old, staff members at the Early Education Center all hold degrees in early childhood education, are certified in CPR and first aid, and are trained to administer medication. The Early Education Center is strongly rooted in the well-established principles of developmental play, a philosophy that allows children to freely engage with their environ - ment and ensures all are exposed to a wide variety of learning opportuni- ties and experiences. For more information, visit midhudsonregional.org. The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS), made up of Catskill Regional Medical Center, Orange Regional Medical Center, Catskill Regional Medical Group and Orange Regional Medical Group, is proud to announce national recognition from the 33rd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards. The competitions, judged by a national panel, recognize healthcare organizations that showcase exemplary qual - ity, consumer appeal and effectiveness in the areas of marketing and public relations. This year, Orange Regional Medical Center, Orange Regional Medical Group, Catskill Regional Medical Center and Catskill Regional Medical Group were acknowledged for a total of 15 healthcare marketing awards. Among the various awards, Orange Regional Medical Center was the recipient of a Gold award for the Hospital's Orthopedic radio advertise - ment, and two Silver awards recognizing both a nursing annual report and an employee newsletter. Orange Regional Medical Group was also the recipient of a Gold award for hospitalist recruitment material. Healthcare Advertising also recognized Catskill Regional Medical Center with a Bronze award in the online ad category, distinguishing the Hospital's Breast Cancer Screening Facebook Carousel Ad. In the Total Integrated Campaign category, Catskill Regional Medical Group also received a Bronze award for an ad campaign called "We Got the Memo." Orange Regional Medical Center's Neuroscience Program Coordinator, Teressa Bianchi, RN, MSN, TNCC, and Stroke Center Medical Director Olga Fishman, MD LOCAL NEWS 2 0