Are You at Risk for a Stroke with A-Fib December 30, 2010

Stroke Receiving Center

at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center

Saddleback Memorial was recently designated as an official stroke-neurology receiving center by Orange County Health Care Agency as part of the Nation’s first program to direct patients to designated centers. The new program will offer highly trained medical experts and leading edge technologies, setting a new standard of care for stroke patients.

The Health Care Agency worked with a coalition of stroke advocates to develop Stroke-Neurology Receiving Center criteria with an emphasis on quality of care, patient safety and 24-hour availability of Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Radiologists, Nurses and Emergency Medicine physicians who are experts in managing stroke patients. These professionals use specialized neurological techniques that have been shown to provide the best outcomes for stroke patients.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and it is critical that stroke treatment is administered quickly.

Get with the Guidelines—Stroke Program

Saddleback Memorial has joined with the “Get with the Guidelines—Stroke” program from the American Stroke Association to provide the most current and effective procedures to improve the overall quality of care for first-time stroke patients and treatments for those who have a history of stroke. The program employs proven, evidence-based treatment guidelines—including those developed by the American Stroke Association, American Heart Association and Brain Attack Coalition.
Learn more about Get with the Guidelines Program.