Every 45 seconds, someone in the United states has a stroke.

Stroke Center

Primary Stroke Center designation by the Joint CommissionProud to be the only Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center in Berks County

Rapid-response treatment for stroke offers the greatest chance for recovery. The Reading Hospital is a Primary Stroke Center that is fully equipped and staffed to provide state-of-the-art rapid evaluation and treatment for stroke.

Stroke is a Medical Emergency!

Receiving treatment at a certified Primary Stroke Center within three hours can greatly reduce the risk of permanent damage.

  • Rapid Response Brain Attack team, with outcomes in the top 5%nationally
  • 24/7 neurology and neuro-surgery capability
  • Neuro-radiologists available 24/7
  • Neuro-interventionalist with ability to provide IA t-PA, or mechanical clot removal
  • Ability to initiate IV t-PA to progress to IA
  • Eight hour window of opportunity for intervention

Call 9-1-1 Immediately if you or someone else experience the following symptoms:

Five Signs Someone is Having a Stroke

  1. Walk (Is their balance off?)
  2. Talk (Is their speech slurred or face droopy?)
  3. Reach (Is one side weak or numb?)
  4. See (Is their vision all or partly lost?)
  5. Feel (Is their headache severe?) 

2011 Get With the GuidelinesThe Reading Hospital has received the 2011 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes our commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.

 

  Stroke Care Excellence Award

Stroke Care Excellence AwardTM  five consecutive years (2007 - 2011)

  • Ranked among the top 5% in the nation for treatment of stroke: five consecutive years (2007 - 2011)
  • Ranked among the top 5 or 10 in PA for treatment of stroke: five consecutive years (2007 - 2011)
  • Five-star rated for Treatment of Stroke: six consecutive years (206-2011)

 

2009 Gold - Get With The GuidelinesThe American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognizes The Reading Hospital and Medical Center with a GOLD Achievement Award for achieving sustained performance for 3 years. This award recognizes the Hospital's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

 

Our Acute Stroke Rehabilitation Program is Accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

 
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