Jason, this is important...Akron General has a stroke team that is available 24/7....ALL hospitals that specialize in strokes and have stroke teams, these people are on top of this around the clock....
"Akron General Medical Center has earned the Gold Seal of Approval ™ for stroke care. The Joint Commission, a prestigious national hospital accrediting organization, has awarded Akron General Medical Center a Primary Stroke Center Certification.
Akron General's stroke program brings to the bedside the best practices which translate into positive outcomes for patients. A perennial leader in offering innovative, life-saving diagnostic and treatment modalities for stroke, Akron General Medical Center is one of a few selected medical centers in Ohio that participate in nationwide clinical trials which evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new techniques for the acute treatment of stroke.
A crucial element in effective stroke treatment is the time it takes to provide treatment. Akron General Medical Center's Stroke Team, including board certified critical care physicians, is available 24 hours, seven days a week, and is able to evaluate a patient presenting with stroke symptoms within five minutes of their arrival.Akron General's Stroke Program is involved with the latest clinical trials, making the most innovative treatments for stroke available to area patients.
If your momma is not at this facility, get her moved there! Do not let these doctors intimidate you...THEY WORK FOR YOU!!! |