Carroll Co. Hospital Designated As Primary Stroke Center
WESTMINSTER Md. (WJZ)—The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Service Systems have designated Carroll Hospital Center as a Primary Stroke Center.
The designation recognizes the hospital for its ability to provide timely, coordinated stroke care and for meeting and/or exceeding the state's requirements for effectively diagnosing and treating stroke patients.
"Every minute during an ischemic stroke, millions of brain cells die. As a Primary Stroke Center, since patients with acute stroke symptoms will be brought to our hospital by EMS, we can now treat patients in our community faster and thereby potentially reduce disability in those stroke patients eligible for treatment," said Sandra Ruby, M.D., neurologist and medical director of Carroll Hospital Center's stroke program.
To receive the designation, the Carroll County hospital underwent a rigorous examination in which MIEMSS surveyors evaluated the hospital's processes, treatment plans and outcomes for stroke patients. The hospital was found to have met or exceeded the state's guidelines.
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