Deans' stroke musings: Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital is ‘Acute Stroke Ready’

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital is ‘Acute Stroke Ready’

Not good enough. No mention of 100% recovery, so trying to rebrand failure as success.

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital is ‘Acute Stroke Ready’

JERSEY SHORE — Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital has been designated an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by The Joint Commission.
This designation recognizes the quality of care provided to stroke patients at Geisinger Jersey Shore and its adherence to the highest standards of stroke care, including rapid response and diagnosis and application of appropriate medication.
Telestroke technology at Geisinger Jersey Shore allows emergency department physicians to immediately connect with neurologists at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
An advanced live-stream camera provides two-way communication between Jersey Shore and Danville, allowing patients to be treated at Geisinger Jersey Shore if their condition doesn’t require surgery.
If more advanced treatment is needed, patients can be transported by Geisinger Life Flight to Geisinger Medical Center in less than 20 minutes, providing the timely care that is crucial to stroke recovery and rehabilitation.
“Having Geisinger Jersey Shore designated an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital recognizes that patients in Lycoming County have access to lifesaving stroke care close to home,” said Tammy Anderer, PhD, CRNP, chief administrative officer, Geisinger Jersey Shore. “With the support of our neurology team at Geisinger Medical Center, we are able to provide immediate care for patients at Geisinger Jersey Shore and provide timely transfer to our Comprehensive Stroke Center in Danville when more advanced care is needed.”
“This designation is the result of outstanding teamwork between the providers and staff at Geisinger Jersey Shore and the stroke care team at Geisinger Medical Center,” said Chris Cummings, M.D., stroke director for Geisinger’s central region. “Our entire stroke care team is dedicated to providing high-quality stroke care for all of our patients in the communities we serve.”
In the United States, on average, a stroke is suffered once every 40 seconds. Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in adults, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. For every minute that a stroke is left untreated, up to 2 million brain cells die, so seeking immediate medical attention is critical to a successful recovery.