Jefferson Regional Hospital Enhances Care for Stroke Victims

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Doctors and other staff members at Jefferson Regional Medical Center know that the sooner a stroke victim is treated, the less likely long-term medical problems occur. That's why the hospital recently opened a 10-bed Stroke Care Center.

"The purpose of the center is to really treat and coordinate care for patients who have strokes," explained Louise Urban, vice president of patient care services at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. "We have a staff that is trained to help with coordinating care speech therapy, physical therapy and coordinating home care."

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Jefferson Regional Hospital Enhances Care for Stroke Victims

Under the direction of two neurologists, Dr. Charles P. Gennaula and Dr. Richard A. Weisman, a team of health care professionals from more than a dozen departments i...

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