Deans' stroke musings: DHR Health Neuroscience Institute Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Excellence in Stroke Care

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.

What this blog is for:

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.

Friday, July 10, 2026

DHR Health Neuroscience Institute Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Excellence in Stroke Care

Survivors don't want excellence in 'care' you FUCKING BLITHERING IDIOTS! They want excellence in recovery! Hoping comeuppance hits you really hard when you are the 1 in 4 per WHO that has a stroke! I would never go to a place that only offers 'care'; NOT RECOVERY! Do they think stroke survivors are that stupid they don't know the difference?

DHR Health Neuroscience Institute Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Excellence in Stroke Care

Edinburg, Texas: DHR Health Neuroscience Institute received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring people experiencing a stroke receive timely, appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately helping to save lives and reduce disability.

Stroke is the No. 4 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Report. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel supplying the brain is blocked by a clot or ruptures, preventing blood and oxygen from reaching brain tissue. When this happens, brain cells begin to die. Early detection and rapid treatment are critical to improving survival, minimizing disability, and supporting faster recovery.

Get With the Guidelines brings the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association into hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care(NOT RECOVERY!) is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines - Stroke is an in-hospital program designed to improve stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!) through consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize long-term effects of stroke and help prevent death.

“At DHR Health, we are dedicated to providing the highest level of stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!) by following the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines and ensuring patients receive timely, life-saving care(NOT RECOVERY!),” said Marissa Castaneda, senior executive vice president at DHR Health. “This program helps our teams put proven science into practice every day. Research shows this approach can support better recovery, with the ultimate goal of helping people in Rio Grande Valley live longer, healthier lives.”

Each year, participating hospitals qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!). In addition to following clinical treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants also provide education to help people manage their recovery and ongoing health at home.

“We are proud to recognize DHR Health for its commitment to caring for people experiencing stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chair of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, including greater likelihood of being discharged home, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a meaningful benefit for health care(NOT RECOVERY!) systems, families and communities.”

The DHR Health Neuroscience Institute received the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.

Additionally, DHR Health received the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Advanced Therapy award by meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.

DHR Health also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll award. This award aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care(NOT RECOVERY!) when hospitalized due to stroke.

The DHR Health Neuroscience Institute stands out as the first Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and Level I Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Rio Grande Valley. In addition to providing stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!), the DHR Health Neuroscience Institute provides care(NOT RECOVERY!) for brain and cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Dementia, general neurology care, seizure and epilepsy care(NOT RECOVERY!) and epilepsy surgery, neurological rehabilitation, and much more.

To make an appointment for stroke specialized care(NOT RECOVERY!) or other specialized neurology medical care(NOT RECOVERY!), please contact the DHR Health Neuroscience Institute at (956) 362-8500.