June 2017

THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
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June 2017
Temecula Valley Hospital Receives ‘Get with The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality
Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite’
American Heart Association recognizes Temecula Valley Hospital’s commitment to quality stroke care
Temecula Valley Hospital received
the American Heart Association/American
Stroke Association’s Get with The
Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality
Achievement Award with Target: Stroke SM
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 latest
scientific evidence.
Hospitals must achieve 85 percent
or higher adherence to all Get with The
Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators
for two or more consecutive 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.
To qualify for the Target: Stroke Honor
Roll Elite, hospitals must meet quality
measures developed to reduce the time
between the patient’s arrival at the hospital
and treatment with the clot-buster tissue
plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only
drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration to treat ischemic stroke. If
given intravenously in the first three hours
after the start of stroke symptoms, tPA has
been shown to significantly reduce the
effects of stroke and lessen the chance of
permanent disability.
Temecula Valley Hospital earned
the award by meeting specific quality
achievement measures for the diagnosis
and treatment of stroke patients at a set
level for a designated period.
These quality measures are designed
to help hospital teams follow the most upto-date,
evidence-based guidelines with
goal of speeding recovery and reducing
death and disability for stroke patients.
“A stroke patient loses 1.9 million
neurons each minute stroke treatment is
delayed. This recognition further demonstrates
our commitment to delivering
advanced stroke treatments to patients
quickly and safely,” said Darlene Wetton,
Chief Executive Officer, Temecula Valley
Hospital. “Temecula Valley Hospital
continues to strive for excellence in the
acute treatment of stroke patients. The
recognition from the American Heart Association/American
Stroke Association’s
Get with The Guidelines-Stroke further
reinforces our team’s hard work.”
Temecula Valley Hospital has also
earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal
of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American
Stroke Association’s
Heart-Check mark for Advanced Primary
Stroke Center Certification for our commitment
to stroke and neurological care.
As a designated Stroke Receiving Center
for both Riverside and San Diego counties,
our dedicated stroke program helps foster
better outcomes for stroke patients in the
surrounding areas.
“The American Heart Association and
American Stroke Association recognize
Temecula Valley Hospital for its commitment
to stroke care,” said Paul Heidenreich,
M.D., M.S., national chairman
of the Get with The Guidelines Steering
Committee and Professor of Medicine at
Stanford University. “Research has shown
there are benefits to patients who are treated
at hospitals that have adopted the Get
with The Guidelines program.”
Get with The Guidelines puts the expertise
of American Heart Association and
American Stroke Association to work for
hospitals nationwide, helping hospital care
teams ensure the care provided to patients
is aligned with the latest research-based
guidelines. Developed with the goal to
save lives and improve recovery time, Get
with The Guidelines® has impacted more
than 3 million patients since 2003.
About Temecula Valley Hospital:
Temecula Valley Hospital, located at
31700 Temecula Parkway brings advanced
technology, innovative programs
and patient-centered, family sensitive care
to area residents. The hospital features
140 private patient rooms, 24 hours a day
emergency care, advanced cardiac and
stroke care, orthopedics, general medical
care and surgical specialties. For more
information on Temecula Valley Hospital,
visit www.temeculavalleyhospital.com.
About Get with The Guidelines®
Get with The Guidelines® is the American
Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s
hospital-based quality improvement
program that provides hospitals with
tools and resources to increase adherence
to the latest research-based guidelines.
Developed with the goal of saving lives
and hastening recovery, Get with The
Guidelines has touched the lives of more
than 6 million patients since 2001. For
more information, visit heart.org.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE | Gene Wunderlich
Gene Wunderlich has lived in Murrieta
for 28 years. In addition to his real estate
and legislative activities, Gene is most often
heard across the community as the voice
behind many community events.
My family moved to Murrieta in 1989 from Scottsdale,
AZ. Working for a Fortune 500 Information
Management company, I transferred to manage
offices in Los Angeles and San Diego. Murrieta
seemed like a good midway point and the small
town atmosphere, the architecture and affordable
homes made this city a natural fit. At the time
there were about 22,000 citizens in Murrieta and,
while we have seen it grow fivefold, the area
still retains its small town charm, a great quality
of life and the continued opportunity to make a
difference.
Affiliations
I currently serve as Vice Chair of the Board of
Governors for Southwest Healthcare, a Director
of the Murrieta Temecula Group and President of
The Temecula Valley Players, a resident theater
company at the Old Town Temecula Community
Theater. I work as an advocate on behalf of real
estate, property rights and business issues as Vice
President of Government Affairs for the Southwest
Riverside County Association of Realtors®, and
Legislative Liaison for the Southwest California
Legislative Council. I am also an active volunteer
and/or Director with both the California and National
Associations of Realtors®.
Business Philosophy
For me, life and business is all about NEXT! You
have to keep moving forward. Things happen that
will rain on your dreams and laugh at your plans.
Learn from the good times, learn more from the bad,
adjust if need be, and proceed. You’re never too old
to reinvent. NEXT!
Resume
I spent 20 years in the data processing / information
management industry. Data processing used to be
done on huge mainframe computers with dozens of
spinning tape reels and little ‘dumb’ terminals hardwired
in. I escaped that industry as it was crashing
because a $2,000 desk top could outperform a $12
million dollar room full of wires. NEXT! Jumped
into local real estate in 1994 just before housing
tanked. NEXT! Got to be part of the growth, the
formation of local cities, the school districts, the
Chambers and raising children here. I’ve served
as Chair of the Murrieta Chamber and the SRCAR
Board of Realtors. I’ve been involved in local
government for the past 20 years and was briefly
appointed to the Murrieta City Council in 2016 to
fill a vacancy. I can occasionally be seen on stage
as some minor and forgettable character in an otherwise
stellar production.
Favorite Things
I’m originally from Telluride, Colorado, and own a
home there that has been in my family since 1908.
We love to spend time there in the summer when the
high temp will hover around 75°. In 1955 my Dad
built a cabin on Trout Lake which is about 12 miles
out of town and it’s hard to beat that. Family events,
grandkid things and the view from my backyard
make local life good.
Birthplace
Grand Junction, Colorado.
Gene Wunderlich