Neurosciences

The Stroke Care Team at UTMB Health

The stroke care team at UTMB Health uses a collaborative and comprehensive approach to caring for stroke patients. Our multidisciplinary team includes fellowship-trained specialists in stroke, neurocritical care, neurointerventional surgical therapy, vascular neurosurgery, and interventional neuroradiology.

This dedicated team also includes a stroke nursing program manager, nursing staff, care managers, dieticians and physical therapists. Patients benefit from this coordinated team that provides an exceptional level of care with the newest technology and treatments available.

Awards

Stroke program 2019 success

December 9, 2019 • 12:00 p.m.

UTMB was awarded with the American Heart Association's (AHA) Gold Plus Stroke and Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll. The AHA Get With The Guidelines program is a continuous quality improvement program developed with the goal to save lives by measuring hospitals' adherence to secondary prevention guidelines (pharmacological and lifestyle interventions) for coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

Stroke program continues success

July 25, 2018 • 11:00 a.m.

UTMB’s Galveston Campus stroke program has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

UTMB receives comprehensive stroke center certification

May 14, 2018 • 12:00 p.m.

UTMB’s Galveston Campus attains Comprehensive Stroke Center accreditation from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), validating UTMB’s commitment, expertise and readiness to care for victims of complex strokes. According to DNV, “the Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification encompasses the full spectrum of stroke care—diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education—and establishes clear metrics to evaluate outcomes. Comprehensive stroke centers are typically the largest and best-equipped hospitals in a given geographical area that can treat any kind of stroke or stroke complication.”

Stroke program continued recognition

May 30, 2017 • 12:00 p.m.

The stroke program at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston campus has received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's “Get with the Guidelines” Stroke Silver Plus Achievement Award. The award recognizes this hospital for its continued success in using the Get with the Guidelines — Stroke and Target: Stroke program. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.