Deans' stroke musings: Northumberland Hills Hospital Launches New Stroke Recovery Clinic

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.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Northumberland Hills Hospital Launches New Stroke Recovery Clinic

Delivering 'services' and a 'care' team does not mean they are delivering recovery! YOU have to challenge their goals and objectives NOW, before you need them! 100% recovery is the only goal in stroke! What is their crash course to get there?

They incompetently list Smart goals which is their way to use the tyranny of low expectations so they won't be seen AS A COMPLETE FUCKING FAILURE! Which they are if 100% recovery is not provided!

Northumberland Hills Hospital Launches New Stroke Recovery Clinic

Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Stroke Recovery Clinic. The clinic, located on the main floor, will offer multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation services to stroke patients eighteen years and older who have been discharged from NHH, or referred from area providers.

“This Clinic brings together a multidisciplinary approach to ensure individuals recovering from a stroke can access vital rehabilitation services, namely physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology, close to home. The Stroke Recovery Clinic is another initiative that is guided by NHH’s Experience Framework, dedicated to improving our patient experience and providing exceptional and accessible care(NOT RECOVERY!),” says Susan Walsh, President and CEO of Northumberland Hills Hospital.

About the Stroke Recovery Clinic

The new Stroke Recovery Clinic, located on 1A, in the Patient Rehabilitation Gym, welcomed its first patients on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Its days/hours of operation are weekdays on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Who We Serve and Eligibility

Any Ontario resident who is recovering from a stroke who:

is 18 years of age or older
is living safely at home or in a retirement home
has experienced, and is recovering from a stroke in the past year
is willing, and able, to participate in an intensive therapy program
has achievable and/or meaningful rehabilitation goals
requires one or more registered rehabilitation discipline(s) (e.g., Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Language Pathologist) to support goals related to the impact of their stroke

Information has been made available to referring area providers. Supporting materials, can also be found on our nhh.ca website in the Patient Services tab under ‘Outpatient Care’.

View/download the news release pdf