Regional Comprehensive Stroke Center
During a stroke, every second counts. The physicians, surgeons and staff at St. Mary’s Regional Comprehensive Stroke Center are specially trained to diagnose and treat stroke patients quickly to minimize the amount of damage to the brain.
The Regional Comprehensive Stroke Center at St. Mary’s offers a broad range of services for patients with stroke and cerebrovascular disease, including:
- Acute stroke treatment 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by a team of highly trained professionals including neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional radiologists, emergency physicians, intensivists, hospitalists and advanced practitioners.
- A dedicated neuroscience and stroke unit and critical care units staffed by a multidisciplinary team of registered nurses and therapists. The professionals are certified by the American Stroke Association in NIH Stroke Scale assessment and receive extensive stroke-related education annually
- Continuous quality improvement through the American Stroke Association’s “Get With the Guidelines” program
- Endovascular stroke treatment, including intra-arterial thrombolysis, clot-retrieval devices, intracranial stents, cerebral aneurysm coils and carotid artery stents
- Surgical treatment, including carotid endarterectomy and cerebral aneurysm clipping
- Advanced diagnostic and imaging techniques
- Early intervention by rehabilitation therapists and referral to the appropriate level of therapy at discharge
A group of professionals at St. Mary's Regional Comprehensive Stroke Center is available to provide free stroke risk assessments at community health fairs or to provide informational presentations at community events.
For more information about the Regional Comprehensive Stroke Center, call 304.526.1281.
