THE STROKE CENTER at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island incorporates a system of stroke care – a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to critical care and compassionate treatment – that follows patients from emergency room to home care. Our collaborative Stroke Team is dedicated to treating stroke promptly and effectively. The team includes:
- EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS
- NEUROLOGISTS
- RADIOLOGISTS
- CT TECHNICIANS
- LAB TECHNICIANS
- INTENSIVISTS
- SPECIALLY-TRAINED STROKE CARE NURSES
- CLINICAL PHARMACISTS
- CASE MANAGERS
- HOME CARE NURSES
- STROKE SPECIALIZED INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION TEAMS
The Stroke Center at Memorial Hospital provides comprehensive services for Stroke Patients.
- Rapid response Stroke Team that responds 24/7 to stroke patients
- State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging, high speed (multi-slice) CT scan and MRI
- Acute intervention including tPA, the-clot-dissolving medication that can increase changes of a full recovery
- Centralization of stroke patients on a designated inpatient unit staffed by nurses trained in stroke management
- Goal-oriented rehabilitation at Memorial Hospital’s fully accredited inpatient Center for Rehabilitation and progressing into outpatient rehabilitation and home care
- Monitoring of clinical outcomes
- Community outreach and education, individually and with other organizations including area emergency medical services units
- Neurology-trained Stroke Center director