Dual Designations
Health Department and Joint Commission Name Albany Med a Designated Stroke Center
Albany Medical Center has been designated a Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health. This is the second such designation Albany Med's stroke program has received this year, having been awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in June 2005.
"The commitment of Albany Medical Center and our multidisciplinary approach to stroke treatment and intervention has allowed us to provide the most up-to-date technology and absolute best medical care for stroke patients throughout the Capital Region," said Gary L. Bernardini, M.D., Ph.D., the director of the stroke and neurocritical care program at the Neurosciences Institute of Albany Med.
Albany Med's stroke program offers more treatment modalities than any other stroke center in the region. The acute stroke team at Albany Medical Center is comprised of a multidisciplinary group that includes stroke neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, vascular surgeons, neuroendovascular interventionalists, rehabilitation specialists and neurology residents.
The stroke team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the emergency department and within the hospital's fully monitored designated Lally Neurological Observation/Stroke Unit. The program treats more than 500 hospitalized patients per year.
(Originally Filed 08/11/05)
