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Game-Changing Stroke Treatment Care

Neuromedicine Intensive Care Unit Hybrid Neuroendovascular Suite

THE MOST ADVANCED CARE

UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital is the region’s The Hybrid Suite also eliminates the trauma of moving
only Joint Commission-recognized Comprehensive Stroke the patient between rooms and results in fewer risks of
Center. This places us among an elite group of institutions complications and shorter hospital stays.
in the country that provide the most advanced stroke care. Our state-of-the-art ICU provides highly specialized,
The Center provides neurosurgical care, endovascular care, multidisciplinary care for critically ill patients who require a
and neuro-critical care following surgery, administered by level of expertise not commonly found in a traditional ICU
an interdisciplinary team of stroke care specialists working setting. Patients require an aggressive course of treatment
together to care for patients with complex stroke.
that focuses on brain recovery and the possible impact
Among the centerpieces of our Comprehensive Stroke and risk for other systems in the body.
Center is the region’s only Hybrid Neuroendovascular Suite
and dedicated Neuromedicine Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

The Hybrid Suite enables neurosurgeons who specialize
in treating stroke to perform both neuroendovascular
and open cerebrovascular surgeries. It brings together an
interventional radiology room and an operating room in
one location. Highly trained staff can convert the room in
a matter of minutes depending on the procedure needed.

MOBILE STROKE TREATMENT UNIT

In an effort to diagnose and immediately treat strokes, A CT scan and blood clot-busting medications (IV-tPA)
we are seeking your philanthropic support to help bring would be administered within minutes of the onset of the
a Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit (MSTU) to Rochester. The stroke, rather than waiting until after the patient arrives at
MSTU brings the resources of an emergency room directly the hospital. The sooner a stroke victim receives lifesaving
to the stroke victim’s driveway. It would be the first unit care, the more likely they are to experience a functional
like this in Rochester and the Western and Central New recovery and reduced disability. A highly specialized team
York regions. inside the MSTU would include a CT scanner operator,
an Emergency Medical Technician, and a highly trained
The vehicle will include critical components to improve stroke nurse who is able to communicate directly with the
stroke outcomes and significantly reduce the time from stroke neurologist via telemedicine to determine the most
the onset of symptoms to the delivery of care.
appropriate therapy.