Advanced Primary Stroke Center
Advanced Primary Stroke Center
The Stroke Center at Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus is certified by DNV-GL as a Primary Stroke Center. The Center provides an integrated and comprehensive approach to stroke care from diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation, while offering evidence-based, best-of-practice acute care and rehabilitation.
Emergency care
- Neurologist and neurosurgery coverage 24 hours per day
- Diagnostic technology, such as MRI, MR angiography, dual-source CT scanner with angiography
- Immediate assessment, intervention and management of acute stroke within the Emergency Department, including clot-busting medications
Inpatient care
- Award-winning Intensive Care Unit with specially trained registered nurses
- Designated inpatient unit for stroke care with cardiac monitoring capabilities
- Inpatient nursing staff with special training in stroke care
- Surgery to treat hemorrhage, and carotid endarterectomy for narrowed blood vessels
- Written protocols with evidence-based guidelines, directed by neurology and neurosurgeons and critical care
- Multidisciplinary discharge planning
Acute rehabilitation
- Dedicated acute rehabilitative care by Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute therapists who specialize in stroke rehabilitation
- Individualized treatment plans for stroke survivors and their families
- Multidisciplinary teams including physical, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists
- Monthly stroke survivor and family support group
Patient outcomes and education
- Measurement and tracking of stroke patient outcomes with a quality care improvement plan/process
- Annual stroke screenings and education
- Ongoing professional programs and conferences for health professionals
- Community outreach education programs