Acute Stroke Care Services - Time Is Brain

Stroke rapid response is critical. The faster an accurate diagnosis is made, the quicker treatment can begin and the better the outcome for the patient.

Our experienced multidisciplinary stroke team works quickly to provide nationally recognized acute stroke care that applies the latest knowledge and technology toward minimizing or reversing potential stroke complications.

Stroke Evaluation Begins in the Ambulance

• The goal of the Comprehensive Stroke Program is to start stroke treatment ASAP.
• The Stroke Alert Team mobilizes immediately upon receiving notification from paramedics that a stroke patient is on route to the hospital.

Immediate Stroke Diagnosis and Treatment Is Crucial

The Stroke Alert Team immediately begins a thorough stroke evaluation of the patient to determine a timely and accurate diagnosis and to recommend the best treatment options.

The team consists of:

• Specially trained emergency medicine physicians
• Board-certified vascular neurologists
• Advanced practice nurses
• Registered nurses trained in stroke care
• Laboratory personnel
• Diagnostic imaging personnel
• Mission and spiritual care personnel (chaplains)

There are two major types of stroke:

Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain is blocked by a blood clot.

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in part of the brain becomes weak and bursts open, causing blood to leak into the brain.  

Depending on the type of stroke, patients may be treated using:

• Intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a clot-dissolving agent
• Endovascular stroke rescue by thrombolysis or mechanical clot-retrieval device.
• Neurosurgical intervention
• Aneurysm treatment, such as endovascular coiling or surgical clipping

 Learn more about strokes.