Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-August 10, 2011 Issue

Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • August 10, 2011 Area August Butterﬂy Walk offers look at ‘ﬂying jewels’ The public is invited to learn more about the New Jersey Botanical Garden’s “flying jewels” on a Butterfly Walk set for Sunday, Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. A Bird Walk will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11. August is a great time to watch butterflies. The Bergen County Audubon Society will lead this easy walk through the botanical garden and fields to look for and identify the butterflies of NJBG. Wear comfortable shoes and meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center. Rain cancels this event. This program is free, but there is a $5 per car parking fee. The New Jersey State Botanical Garden is located at Skylands on Morris Road in Ringwood. Skylands appears on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places and is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the year. Admission to the garden is always free. Parking is also free in the fall, winter, and spring. In 1966, the State of New Jersey purchased the 1,117 acres of Skylands, a former country estate and the state’s first acquisition under the “Green Acres” preservation program. In 1984, then-Governor Thomas Kean designated the central 96 acres surrounding the manor house as the state’s official botanical garden. Since 1976, NJBG/Skylands Association, an incorporated, member-supported non-profit organization, has worked with the state to preserve and protect Skylands and all of its historic structures. NJBG sponsors volunteer gardeners, educational programs, concerts, and events throughout the year at the botanical garden. NJBG receives no funding from the State of New Jersey or from on-site operators. Donations and sponsorships are always appreciated. For additional information or directions, call (973) 962-9534, or visit www.njbg.org. An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail visits the phlox in NJBG’s perennial garden. (Photo courtesy of NJBG.) The Valley Hospital has received the 2011 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Valley’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive the award, The Valley Hospital achieved of 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Performance Achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12month intervals and achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with six of 10 Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care. These measures include aggressive use of medications, such as tPA, antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol reducing drugs, and smoking cessation, all aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of stroke patients. “With a stroke, time lost is brain lost. This recognition Valley Hospital earns 2011 performance achievement award demonstrates Valley’s commitment to being one of the top hospitals in the country for providing aggressive, proven stroke care,” said neurologist Kenneth A. Levin, MD, director of The Valley Hospital Stoke Center. “Valley is to be commended for its commitment to implementing standards of care and protocols for treating stroke patients,” said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., 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. “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.” 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. 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. �� BEST NURSERY � ��