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The NYU Comprehensive Stroke Care Center was designated as a primary stroke center by the New York State Department of Health; a designation similar to trauma and burn centers that was created to accelerate the treatment of acute strokes. This designation is the first to be granted as part of a statewide rollout after the success of a pilot program in Brooklyn and Queens that designated a number of hospitals to become primary stroke centers. Additionally, this development results in NYU Medical Center being the first and only New York State designated primary stroke center in Manhattan.
NYU's designation signifies that any stroke patients within 20 minutes of transport will automatically be brought to NYU Medical Center by emergency medical services. Currently, only the states of New York and Massachusetts have a state designation process for primary stroke centers.
The NYU Comprehensive Stroke Care Center utilizes the latest state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, and patient management practices that will allow for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. These facilities include a multi-slice CT perfusion scanner in the Emergency Department that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The center also includes stroke rehabilitation services at RUSK INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, which was rated as the best rehabilitation institution in New York City by U.S. News and World Report. Additionally, the University HealthSystem Consortium recently sponsored a benchmarking project for stroke, and selected NYU Medical Center, among the 32 academic medical centers that participated, as one of the top 3 performers, based on evidence of comprehensive delivery of quality care.
Posted May 3, 2005
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