Winner of the 2007 HealthGrades Stroke Care Excellence Award
	Primary Stroke Center Certification by the Joint Commission

Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate attention. Also known as a brain attack, stroke is the No. 3 cause of death, right behind heart disease and cancer, and the No. 1 cause of long-term disability. According to the American Stroke Association, an estimated 600,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year, and an estimated 160,000 of those individuals will die.

At Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, our team of professionals is dedicated to improving the recovery rates for our stroke patients through rapid response, a team approach, a standardized plan of care, family support, rehabilitation, and an ongoing educational effort about stroke.

Offering the continuity of care that is already a hallmark for other Northwest Hospital programs, the patient enters the Stroke Program from their initial steps through our Emergency Department doors all the way through to our stroke rehabilitation program at the Northwest Hospital Center for Medical Rehabilitation.