Mount Vernon, Illinois – Today, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA), the country's leading organisation committed to combating diabetes, has revealed the perceptions of SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital's Diabetes Self-Management (ERP).
ADA ERP certificates ensure that education services meet national standards of DSMES. The corresponding interventions provided are evidence-based and outcome-driven. The service voluntarily applies for recognition, and ADA-ERP recognition lasts for four years.
“Ensuring high-quality education for patient self-care is one of the key goals of the Educational Awareness Program. Through support of the healthcare team and improving diabetes knowledge and awareness, patients can assume the majority of their responsibility for diabetes management, coordinator of diabetes self-management.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Diabetes Fact Sheet, there are 38 million (11.6%) of the US population suffering from diabetes. About 3,300 Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every day. Many learn to first learn that they suffer from diabetes when treated for one of the life-threatening complications: Heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, neurological disease, or amputation. Diabetes is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, and contributed to 399,401 deaths in 2021. The economic cost of diabetes in the US in 2022 confirms that diabetes remains one of the most expensive chronic health care conditions in the country, with the estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes at $412.9 billion.
About SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon
Operated in partnership with SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon is a 134-bed hospital with minimally invasive surgery, a comprehensive neuroscience program, and the most advanced robotic surgical system for pediatric emergency medicine programs and NICU medical emergency medicine programs, which operates with SSM Lounon doctors.
National Diabetes Statistics Report. (2024, May 15th). Diabetes. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html#:~:~:text = prevalence%20of %20both%20diagnosed%20and, and %20U.S.%20Population%E2%80%94HAD%20Diabetes.