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{
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{
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}
td.ChildNav1
{
	vertical-align: top;
}
td.ChildNavBullet1
{
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}
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{
	vertical-align: top;
}
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{
	vertical-align: top;
}
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{
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	z-index: 2;
	width:100%;
	padding: 0px;
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{
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	left: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	background-color: transparent;
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{
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	z-index: 5;
	visibility: hidden;
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	border-bottom-width: 0px;
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{
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	z-index: 3;
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{
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{
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{
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	font-size:11px;
	font-weight:bold;
	display:block;
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	text-decoration:none;
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{
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	font-size:11px;
	display:block;
	padding:3px 0px 3px 15px;
	text-decoration:none;
	background-color:#5970A4;
}
A.clSubb1:link
{
	font-family: arial;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #000F38;
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{
	font-family: arial;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #000F38;
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{
	font-family: arial;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #0D427B;
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{
	font-family: arial;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #000F38;
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	// first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	// note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	var check_name = "SLIDINGTABLE_NAVBAR";
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f

	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=0";
	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_OLEVELID=";
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	{
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			document.cookie = cookie_name.toUpperCase() + "=";
	}
}
function DHTMLNavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID){
	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_PLINKID=" + linkID;
}
function findPosY(obj) {
	var curtop = 0;
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	{
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			curtop += obj.offsetTop
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	{
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var DHTMLrunMouseOvers = false;
var aryDHTMLMoImages = new Array();
var DHTMLimageList = new Array();
var DHTMLTimerID=null;
var itmp=0;

function DHTMLMOImage() {
	var a = DHTMLMOImage.arguments;
	this.ptrImage = DHTMLNavBarMM_findObj(a[0]);
	this.imageMO = new Image();
	this.imageMO.src = a[1];
	this.HTMLname = a[0];
	this.Moused = false;
	this.OriginalSrc = '';
}
// 0) html image name 1) mo image src 2)image Name for rollover key (rollover may have multiple mos for one html Image)
function DHTMLNavBarImagePreload() {
	var arg = DHTMLNavBarImagePreload.arguments;
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}
function DHTMLNavBarMouseover() {
	var a = null;
	var imageKey = null;
	var o = null;
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	{
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		a = DHTMLNavBarMouseover.arguments;
		imageKey = (a[2])?a[2]:a[0];
		if(!(aryDHTMLMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage))
			aryDHTMLMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage = DHTMLNavBarMM_findObj(a[0]);
		if(aryDHTMLMoImages[imageKey] && (o = aryDHTMLMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage))
		{
			aryDHTMLMoImages[imageKey].OriginalSrc = a[1];
			aryDHTMLMoImages[imageKey].Moused = true;
			o.src = aryDHTMLMoImages[imageKey].imageMO.src;
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	}
}

var DHTMLNavBarTemponload = null;
if (window.onload && window.onload != null)
	DHTMLNavBarTemponload = window.onload;

function DHTMLFullyLoaded() {
	if (DHTMLNavBarTemponload != null)
		DHTMLNavBarTemponload();
	DHTMLrunMouseOvers = true;
	return true;
}
function DHTMLNavBarMouseOutTimer() {
	if(DHTMLTimerID)
		clearTimeout(DHTMLTimerID);
	DHTMLTimerID = setTimeout("DHTMLNavBarLayerRestore()",5000);
}
function DHTMLRestoreParent(layername) {
	for(var i=0;i < aryDHTMLLayerNames.length;i++)
	{
		if(!aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[aryDHTMLLayerNames[i]].isDefault)
		{
			if(!(aryDHTMLLayerNames[i] == layername) && aryDHTMLLayerNames[i].indexOf("grand") == -1)
				DHTMLNavBarRestoreLayers(aryDHTMLLayerNames[i]);
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	}
}
function DHTMLRestoreAll() {
	DHTMLNavBarMouseoverRestore();
	DHTMLNavBarLayerRestore();
}
function DHTMLNavBarMouseoverRestore() {
	var i = 0;
	var o = null;
	if (DHTMLrunMouseOvers)
	{
		for (var i=0; i < DHTMLimageList.length; i++)
		{
			if (aryDHTMLMoImages[imageList[i]].Moused && (o = aryDHTMLMoImages[imageList[i]].ptrImage)) {
				o.src = aryDHTMLMoImages[imageList[i]].OriginalSrc;
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		}
	}
	return true;
}
function DHTMLNavBarLayerRestore() {
	for(var i=0;i < aryDHTMLLayerNames.length;i++)
	{
		if(!aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[aryDHTMLLayerNames[i]].isDefault)
			DHTMLNavBarRestoreLayers(aryDHTMLLayerNames[i]);
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}
function DHTMLNavBarArrayPushUnique(aryArray, varNewElement){
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	var pushIt = true;
	for (var i=0;i < aryArray.length && pushIt;i++)
	{
		pushIt = (varNewElement!=aryArray[i]);
	}
	if(pushIt)
		DHTMLNavBarArrayPush(aryArray, varNewElement);

	return pushIt;
}
function DHTMLNavBarArrayPush(aryArray, varNewElement) {
	//Implement Array Push 'cause IE cant handle it
	aryArray[aryArray.length]=varNewElement;
}
function DHTMLNavBarArrayPop(aryArray) {
	//Implement Array Pop 'cause IE cant handle it before 5.5
	var varItemToPop = null;
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		varItemToPop = aryArray[aryArray.length-1];
		aryArray[aryArray.length]=null;
	}
	return varItemToPop;
}

var registeredObjects = new Array();
//v3.0 name changed to avoid clash with possible other JS in content, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver
function DHTMLNavBarMM_findObj(n, d) {
	x = document.getElementById(n);
	return x;
}

var DHTMLNavBarTime         = 100;
var DHTMLNavBarTimes        = 2;
var DHTMLNavBarmoveDistance = 1;
var DHTMLNavBarThisLoc      = 325;
var aryDHTMLLayerNames      = new Array();
var aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo = new Array();
var aryDHTMLNavBarLayers    = new Array();

function DHTMLNavBarArrayContains()	{
	var a = DHTMLNavBarArrayContains.arguments;
	var foundit = false;
	for(var i=0; i < a[0].length && !foundit; i++)
	{
		foundit = (a[1]==a[0][i]);
	}
	return foundit;
}

function DHTMLNavBarRegisterLayer()	{
	var a = DHTMLNavBarRegisterLayer.arguments;
	var n = a[0];
	var d = a[1];
	if(a[2] && a[2] == 'MOutLayer')
		var mo = true;
	else
		var mo = false;

	if(!(DHTMLNavBarArrayContains(aryDHTMLLayerNames,n)))
	{
		if(o = DHTMLNavBarMM_findObj(n))
		{
			aryDHTMLNavBarLayers[n] = o;
			DHTMLNavBarArrayPushUnique(aryDHTMLLayerNames,n);
			aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[n] = new DHTMLNavBarLayer(n,d,mo);
		}
	}
}

// v3.0 name changed, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver with customizations
function DHTMLNavBarMM_showHideLayers()	{
	var i,p,v,x,obj,args = DHTMLNavBarMM_showHideLayers.arguments;
	if(args[args.length-1] != "menu")
		DHTMLNavBarMouseOutTimer();
	for (var i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3)
	{
		if(!aryDHTMLNavBarLayers[args[i]]) {
			x = (args[i+2]=='show')?'hide':'show';
			DHTMLNavBarRegisterLayer(args[i],x);
		}
	 	if ((obj=aryDHTMLNavBarLayers[args[i]])!=null)
		{
			v = args[i+2];
			aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].isDefault = false;
	 		if(args[args.length-1] == "restore")
				v = (v=='show')?'hide':'show';
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				obj.style.visibility = (v=='show')?'visible':(v='hide')?'hidden':v;
			else
				obj.visibility = v;
		}
	}
}

// v3.0 name changed, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver with customizations
function DHTMLNavBarMM_showHideGrandLayers() {
	var i,p,v,x,obj,args = DHTMLNavBarMM_showHideGrandLayers.arguments;
	if(args[args.length-1] != "menu")
		DHTMLNavBarMouseOutTimer();
	for (var i=0; i < (args.length-2); i+=3)
	{
		if(!aryDHTMLNavBarLayers[args[i]]) {
			x = (args[i+2]=='show')?'hide':'show';
			DHTMLNavBarRegisterLayer(args[i],x);
		}
	 	if ((obj=aryDHTMLNavBarLayers[args[i]])!=null)
		{
			v = args[i+2];
			aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].isDefault = false;
	 			if(args[args.length-1] == "restore"){
				v = (v=='show')?'hide':'show';
			}
			if (obj.style)
				obj.style.visibility = (v=='show')?'visible':(v='hide')?'hidden':v;
			else
	 			obj.visibility = v;
		}
	}
}
function DHTMLNavBarRestoreLayers()	{
	var i,p,v,obj,args = DHTMLNavBarRestoreLayers.arguments;
	for (var i=0; i < (args.length); i++)
	{
	 	if (obj = aryDHTMLNavBarLayers[args[i]])
		{
			v = aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].defaultVisibility;
			var strobjid = obj.id;
			if (obj.style)
			{
				obj=obj.style;
				v=(v=='show')?'visible':(v='hide')?'hidden':v;
			}
			obj.visibility = v;
			if (!aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].MOutLayer)
				aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].isDefault=true;
		}
	}
}
function DHTMLNavBarLayer()	{
	var a = DHTMLNavBarLayer.arguments;
	this.defaultVisibility = a[1];
	this.isDefault = true;
	this.MOutLayer = a[2];
}

var viz = "hide";
function DHTMLNavBarNavMove() {
	if(thisl==DHTMLNavBarMM_findObj("DHTMLNavBarScrollLayer"))
	{
		if(thisl.style)
		{
			thisl=thisl.style;
			viz="hidden";
		}
		thisl.top = DHTMLNavBarThisLoc -= 3;
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		{
			DHTMLNavBarThisLoc=325;
			DHTMLNavBarTimes--;
		}
	}
	if (DHTMLNavBarTimes<=0)
	{
		otherl=DHTMLNavBarMM_findObj("DHTMLNavBarLayer");
		otherl.visibility=viz;
	}
	else setTimeout("DHTMLNavBarNavMove()",DHTMLNavBarTime);
}
function DHTML_swapImgRestore()	{
 	var i,x,a=document.Sliding_sr;
 	for(var i=0; a && i < a.length && (x=a[i]) && x.oSrc; i++)
	{
		x.src = x.oSrc;
	}
}
function DHTML_preloadImages() {
 	var d=document;
 	if(d.images)
 	{
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			d.Sliding_p=new Array();
		var i,j=d.Sliding_p.length,a=DHTML_preloadImages.arguments;
		for(var i=0; i < a.length; i++)
		{
	 		if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0)
			{
				d.Sliding_p[j]=new Image;
				d.Sliding_p[j++].src=a[i];
			}
		}
	}
}
function DHTML_findObj(n, d) {
	var p,i,x;
	if(!d)
		d=document;
	if((p=n.indexOf("?")) > 0 && parent.frames.length)
	{
	 	d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document;
		n=n.substring(0,p);
	}
	if(!(x=d[n]) && d.all)
		x=d.all[n];
	for (var i=0; !x && i < d.forms.length; i++)
	{
		x = d.forms[i][n];
	}
	for(var i=0; !x && d.layers && i < d.layers.length; i++)
	{
		x = DHTML_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
	}
	 if(!x && d.getElementById)
		x=d.getElementById(n);

	return x;
}
function DHTML_swapImage() {
	var i,j=0,x,a=DHTML_swapImage.arguments;
	document.Sliding_sr=new Array;
	for(var i=0; i < (a.length-2); i+=3)
	{
		if ((x=DHTML_findObj(a[i]))!=null)
		{
			document.Sliding_sr[j++] = x;
			if(!x.oSrc)
				x.oSrc=x.src;
			x.src = a[i+2];
		}
	}
}
function DHTMLNavBarSwapRollover(swapimage,defaultimage,imageID) {
	if(imageID.length > 0 && document.getElementById(imageID))
	{
		if(swapimage.length > 0)
			document.getElementById(imageID).src = "images/" + swapimage;
		else
			document.getElementById(imageID).src = "images/" + defaultimage;
	}
}
window.onload = DHTMLFullyLoaded;
			

//-->
</script>
			
	
<a href="MedicalCenteriP.cfm?id=3623"><img src="images/FindAPhy.gif" width="180" height="21" alt="Find a Physician" border="0"></a></br>
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			<table border="0" class="ParentNav1" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
				<tr id="pRow5642" style="vertical-align: top; background-color: transparent;" >
					<td valign="top" style="" id="pLink5642"><a href="http://www.umassmemorial.org/MedicalCenterIP.cfm?id=1613" target="" class="clMain1">Our Care</a></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td valign="top"><img src="images/left-nav-betweenerMC2.gif" width="180" alt=""></td>
				</tr>
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	<p><span class="subtitle">Award Demonstrates Commitment to Quality Care for Stroke Patients</span></p>
<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong><br />June 4, 2010<br />Contact: Rob Brogna<br />508-793-5394<br />774-317-0422<br /><a href="mailto:Robert.brogna@umassmemorial.org">Robert.brogna@umassmemorial.org<br /></a>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/umassmemorial">http://twitter.com/umassmemorial</a><br /><strong><br />WORCESTER</strong> - UMass Memorial Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines&reg; Stroke Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award.&nbsp; The award recognizes UMass Memorial'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.</p>
<p>To receive the Get with The Guidelines Stroke Performance Achievement Award, UMass Memorial Medical Center achieved at least 12 consecutive months of 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines Stroke Performance Achievement indicators and achieved over 75 percent compliance with six of 10 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Quality Measures during that same period of time, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.<br /><br />These measures include aggressive use of medications, such as thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke, use of anticoagulation and antiplatelet medications , deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, timely&nbsp; use of cholesterol reducing drugs and smoking cessation, all aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of stroke patients.</p>
<p>"With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award demonstrates that our Stroke team and Services are committed to providing acute and preventive care, validated in scientific literature to quickly and efficiently treat stroke patients." said Majaz Moonis, MD, MRCP, FRCP, FAAN, director of stroke services, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program and the Stroke Prevention Program at UMass Memorial.</p>
<p>"UMass Memorial Medical Center is to be commended for its commitment to implementing standards of care and protocols for treating stroke patients," said Lee H. Schwamm, MD, chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.&nbsp; "The full implementation of acute care and secondary prevention recommendations and guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of stroke patients."<br /><br />Get With The Guidelines Stroke uses the "teachable moment," the time soon after a patient has had a stroke, when they are most likely to listen to and follow their healthcare professionals' guidance. Studies demonstrate that patients who are taught how to manage their risk factors while still in the hospital reduce their risk of a second heart attack or stroke. Through Get With The Guidelines Stroke, customized patient education materials are made available at the point of discharge, based on patients' individual risk profiles. The take-away materials are written in an easy-to-understand format and are available in English and Spanish. In addition, the Get With The Guidelines Patient Management Tool provides access to up-to-date cardiovascular and stroke science at the point of care.</p>
<p>&nbsp;"The time is right for UMass Memorial Medical Center to be focused on improving the quality of stroke care by implementing Get With The Guidelines Stroke supplemented by more advanced imaging based acute interventional therapy. The number of acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing stroke incidence and a large aging population," said Dr. Moonis. "The real focus of reducing stroke incidence should still be on stroke prevention strategies."<br /><br />According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability.&nbsp; On average, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every three minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.americanheart.org/getwiththeguidelines ">Learn more about Get With The Guidelines.</a>&nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="http://www.umassmemorial.org/medicalcenterip.cfm?id=1851">Learn more about UMass Memorial Medical Center's stroke programs.<br /></a></p>
 


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