Preparing for the birth of a baby can be a nervous time for expectant parents. They want everything to go well – especially the delivery. Catholic Health’s Sisters of Charity Hospital and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo were recently selected, along with four other New York State hospitals, to serves as a demonstration site for a special program to enhance obstetrical safety. Endorsed by the state chapter of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, MORE OB (Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently) is a comprehensive patient safety, professional development, and performance improvement program for caregivers and administrators in hospital obstetrical departments.

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

Sisters of Charity Hospital, Main Street Campus and St. Joseph Campus, have received the AHA/ASA “Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.” The award recognizes Sisters Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. Sisters Hospital, Main St. Campus is a New York State Designated Stroke Center and St. Joseph Campus is in the process of becoming a Designated Stroke Center.