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Use Your Head When It Comes to Stroke
Strokes
are the third-leading cause of death and the number
one cause of long-term disability in adults in the U.S.
Stroke is considered the “heart attack of the
brain.” Just as a heart attack
does damage by reducing blood flow to the heart, stroke
causes injury by affecting blood flow to the brain.
A
stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries blood
and oxygen to the brain is either blocked by a clot
or bursts. When that happens, time lost is brain lost.
When a stroke occurs, it is critical to evaluate the
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To save lives and reduce stroke’s damaging effects, we’ve created the Sacred Heart Regional Stroke Center, the region's first stroke center dedicated to comprehensive stroke care. The Stroke Center includes a team of caring experts ranging from neurologists to nurses to rehabilitation specialists.
Based in the Emergency/Trauma Center at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, the Regional Stroke Center is under the direction of Dr. Terry Neill a highly-skilled, board-certified critical care neurologist.
Sacred Heart Regional Stroke Center provides:
- Rapid assessment of patients with stroke symptoms
- On-site CT scanner in Sacred Heart’s Emergency/Trauma Center
- Aggressive treatment using the very latest therapies and procedures to remove blood clots and blockages inside the neck and head
- Comprehensive care throughout hospitalization
- Nurses with neurological expertise or special training in stroke care
- Long-term follow up via a vascular neurology clinic for stroke prevention
- Stroke support group
- Community education
Sacred Heart Hospital is the first hospital in the Pensacola area to earn Primary Stroke Center Certification from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Joint Commission’s certification and its award of the Gold Seal of Approval to Sacred Heart’s Regional Stroke Center means the center complies with the highest national standards for safety and quality of stroke care.
Sacred Heart’s Stroke Center demonstrated that its stroke care program meets national standards and guidelines that significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.
A Blueprint for Successful Stroke Intervention
By using consistent treatment plans or protocols, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and the very latest treatments for stroke, Sacred Heart Regional Stroke Center aims to provide faster, more effective care that will improve outcomes and reduce death and disability from stroke. Patients treated in the Regional Stroke Center are more likely to go home following hospitalization instead of being admitted to an extended-care facility or nursing home.
Restoring Life and Reducing Costs
In the United States, we spend more than $50 billion a year for care related to stroke. Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) has recommended that stroke patients be admitted to a hospital that houses a certified stroke center because the care is more consistent and patients experience better outcomes, which helps reduce the cost of care.
The Regional Stroke Center now has all components in place to serve as a designated stroke center and is in the process of achieving State certification. Sacred Heart is proud to provide a targeted, quality program of care designed to reduce the number of deaths related to stroke, minimize disability, create awareness of prevention, and help reduce the cost of health care.
For more information about the Sacred Heart Regional Stroke Center, call (850) 416-2554.
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For more information about the Sacred Heart Regional Stroke Center, call (850) 416-2554.
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