St. Mary Medical Center to Host Stroke Symposium during National Stroke Awareness Month - Hobart, Indiana

I could bet you $100,000 that these so-called experts will not tell you how f*cked up stroke rehab and recovery is. They will not mention all the problems in stroke, or how screwed current stroke survivors are. You will just get pablum. Nothing on the appalling 10% full recovery rate, nothing on the 12% full restoration of function from using tPA. In fact all I bet you get is happy talk. So ask them how confident they would be after having a stroke and fully recovering being treated at their hospital. If it is not 100% confident, ask why the hell you should be treated for stroke there.(Keep asking them this same question over and over again until they answer truthfully) This is going to be damned uncomfortable but if they aren't uncomfortable about how poorly they treat stroke patients they shouldn't be in the business. But I bet they lie by omission anyway.
And yes, I can be a complete f*cking bastard, brain cells are worth saving and these people are failing at their job. Don't coddle them, they need to be told they are failing.
http://www.laportecountylife.com/health/education/52829-st-mary-medical-center-to-host-stroke-symposium-during-national-stroke-awareness-month
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, according to the American Stroke Association, and one out of six Americans will suffer a stroke at some point in their lifetime. To raise awareness and help the community evaluate their risk for stroke, St. Mary Medical Center will host its annual Stroke Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, May 7 at the hospital, 1500 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hobart.
Healthcare specialists and leaders in the areas of stroke prevention, detection and treatment will present on a variety of stroke-related topics:
9 a.m. – Stroke is an Emergency
Hansa Sawlani, M.D.
St. Mary Medical Center Emergency Department
9:30 a.m. – Cardiology Related to Stroke
Zlatan Stepanovic, M.D.
Medical Director ICU, Director Heart Failure Clinic
10:30 a.m. – Stroke 101
Mark Simaga, M.D.
Neurologist, Medical Director of the Stroke Center
11:30 a.m. – Hemorrhagic Stroke
Ankit Mehta, M.D.
Neurosurgery, St. Mary Medical Center
12:15 p.m. – Rehabilitation after Stroke
Acute Rehabilitation Team
St. Mary Medical Center
12:45 p.m. – Get Your Plate in Shape
Chef Ryan C. Smith
Production Supervisor/Chef
The event will also feature a vendor fair providing stroke education and resources, and free health screenings, including lipid profile screening, A1C glucose screening, body composition and blood pressure. 12 hour fasting is recommended for the lipid profile and glucose screening.
Advanced registration for this free event is necessary. To register, call 219-836-3477 or toll free at 1-866-836-3477. Attendees are encouraged use the free valet parking at the West Entrance of the hospital.