Stroke Care
When a patient comes to the hospital with stroke symptoms, it’s crucial to make a proper diagnosis quickly in order to begin treatment to minimize the effects of a stroke. Bayfront Health Seven Rivers’s stroke care team delivers potentially life-saving care for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, and can perform treatment options such as:
- Angioplasty and stent placement to open blocked arteries and veins
- Embolizing agents (clotting medications) delivered by catheter to stop blood flow resulting from hemorrhagic strokes
- Thrombolitic therapy deliver clot-dissolving medicine to treat ischemic strokes
- Minimally invasive surgery to remove a clot, or repair arteries and veins
At Bayfront Health Seven Rivers, we strive for:
- Speed – Treatments given during the first three hours after a stroke may greatly reduce or even reverse the effects of stroke, so our stroke care professionals are ready to jump into action immediately.
- Expertise – Our doctors, nurses, emergency professionals and other specialists meet high educational standards, and are specially trained to identify stroke symptoms and administer treatments.
- Technology – Bayfront Health Seven Rivers’s stroke care experts utilize a 64-slice CT scanner that provides the necessary speed and resolution required for rapid imaging of blood vessels in the brain, so doctors can begin treatment as quickly as possible.
Following a stroke, our rehabilitation care is there to help individuals regain their independence. Bayfront Health Seven Rivers’s multidisciplinary rehabilitation team provides caring, personalized assistance to help patients meet their goals.
Bayfront Health Seven Rivers has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. The first Certified Primary Stroke Center in Citrus and Levy Counties, Bayfront Health Seven Rivers follows national standards and guidelines published by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association for stroke care. Less than 1% of all hospitals in the United States have received this certification.