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Stroke Care Program Awarded Certification

The Joint Commission has awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification to St. Luke's Hospital after an on-site review conducted in December.

The stroke program at St. Luke's started in 2003 and includes a multidisciplinary team of physicians from emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery and interventional radiology, as well as staff from nursing, rehabilitation services, pharmacy, radiology and social work. The program participates in numerous clinical trials in stroke prevention, treatment and genetics and is associated with Mayo Clinic's neurology residency program.

Joint Commission certification means the program complies with national standards and implements established clinical practice guidelines, performance measurements and continuous improvement programs for the care of stroke patients.

"This certification is national recognition of our excellence in caring for stroke patients," says Dr. Scott Silvers, Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician and co-director of the Stroke Center at St. Luke's Hospital.

"Patients can be assured of certain standards regarding diagnosis, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation," says Dr. James Meschia, Mayo Clinic neurologist and medical director of the Stroke Center at St. Luke's Hospital. "The ultimate goal is to reduce the time between stroke onset and treatment."

Read the news release from Jan. 14, 2005.

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