First and Only Certified Primary Stroke Center in the Region
While achieving this illustrious distinction is impressive on paper, it’s even more impressive to the patients whose very lives depend upon the clinical rigor required to earn the Joint Commission’s Certified Primary Stroke Center designation. Doctors Medical Center received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Award. We are also a recipient of the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Award for improving stroke care in patients who received thrombolytic therapy.
As the region’s first and only Primary Stroke Center, Doctors Medical Center has demonstrated its ability to mobilize its rapid response team, employing synchronized stroke alert protocols that can signifi cantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.
Our neurosurgeons are skilled in some of the latest techniques in medical and surgical management of severe head injuries, anterior and posterior spinal reconstruction and fusion.
The Neuro Critical Care Unit has 8 intensive care beds, and the Neuro Step-Down Unit has 20 beds. Our nuerocritical care nurses are certified in Trauma Nursing Care, Pediatrics Life Support, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
If you or someone you love has suffered a stroke, look no further than Doctors Medical Center.