Stroke Designations
The Centura Health Stroke Network of Care. Providing life-saving care throughout Colorado.
Seven Centura Health hospitals are Comprehensive or Acute Primary Stroke Centers with the Joint Commission Seal of Approval for exceptional stroke care. And all our entities have emergency room expertise for stabilizing care, neurology consultation and a rapid, smooth transfer process in place, if needed, to our stroke centers. Together, this creates our collaborative and comprehensive Centura Stroke Network across Colorado.
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Acute Primary Centers with Stroke Certification and Comprehensive Capability |
Acute Primary Centers with Stroke Certification |
Stabilizing Stroke Programs
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An Acute Primary Certified program PLUS delivering the full spectrum of care (to seriously ill patients with stroke and cerebrovascular disease) including surgical and interventional procedures. |
A certified stroke program with staffing, infrastructure and programs to stabilize and treat most acute stroke patients with regularly demonstrated high quality care and outcomes. |
A Stabilizing Stroke Program has the emergency department expertise and collaboration with EMS to receive, image, deliver initial treatments in conjunction with an Acute Primary Center team and provide rapid transfer to the Acute Primary Center. |
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Mihaela Alexander, MD Christopher Nichols, MD Janet Carlson, RN, MSN |
Ravi C. Shah, MD Pam Elser, RN, BSN, CNRN |
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Richard Smith, MD Ted Larson III, MD Criss Potzer, RN, BSN |
John Norton, MD Susan Baker, PhD, RN |
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Adam Wolff, MD Kryssy Kimminau, RN, BSN |
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Kevin Weber, MD F. Michael Vislosky, RN, BS, CCRN, CNRN, RCIS, PCCN |
