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

2019 Get with the Guidelines - Stroke

Stroke program 2019 success

GALVESTON, Texas – 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.

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