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PUTNAM --- In recognition of its fully-implemented, evidenced-based practices for high quality stroke care, Day Kimball Hospital, part of the Day Kimball Healthcare system, recently announced that it has been designated as a “Primary Stroke Center” by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH).
“Day Kimball made a commitment to develop the necessary infrastructure, staffing and services to rapidly stabilize and treat the most acute stroke patients,” said Dr. Majaz Moonis, medical director of stroke services, Day Kimball Hospital and director of stroke services, UMass Memorial Medical Center.
“This designation recognizes those efforts and provides our community with confidence that they can turn to us to help in case of a stroke.”
Moonis said that in many cases, Day Kimball Hospital collaborates with the UMass Memorial Medical Center neurology team to provide these critical services.
Through videoconferencing technology, experts at UMass Medical Center can meet and speak with the patient, their family members, and the Day Kimball Hospital emergency medical team, and view CT scans all in real time.
The Day Kimball and UMass physicians then collaborate on the most effective treatment plan for the patient.
“Stroke is a leading cause of death and a major cause of long-term disability in our state,” said DPH Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen.
“By fulfilling the requirements to be designated as a Primary Stroke Center, Day Kimball and its staff are demonstrating their capacity to meet best practice standards designed to decrease deaths and disabilities associated with stroke.”
According to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, approximately 795,000 people suffer a stroke.
On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and someone dies of a stroke every 3.1 minutes. Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States and the fourth leading cause of death in Connecticut, as well as a major cause of disability.