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Stroke
Honors for Excellent Stroke Care
Laurie St. Clair (left) of the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke program recently presented LVHHN with a Sustained Performance Achievement Award. The honor recognizes our two-year commitment to upholding GWTG's seven core measures for stroke care, including the administration of the clot-busting medication tPA to all stroke patients who are eligible to receive it. Neurosciences director Donna Jenny, R.N., neurologist John Castaldo, M.D., and neurosciences patient care specialist Claranne Mathiesen, R.N., accepted the honor on behalf of the hospital's stroke care team.
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New Mini-Corkscrew Cures Tamaqua Woman’s StrokeWhen George Kuhn noticed that his wife was having trouble speaking on the afternoon of Dec. 28, he called 9-1-1 right away. “I knew it was a stroke,” says the Tamaqua man.
 Stroke Alert Every three seconds, the blood flow in the brain of someone in the United States becomes blocked by a clot, causing a “brain attack” or stroke, which often results in permanent disability or death.
Stroke CareA stroke requires immediate emergency care at the right hospital, preferably one that specializes in treating stroke. Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network’s Stroke Alert program gives the stroke patient the best chances for survival of any hospital in the region.
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