Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center has earned Comprehensive Stroke Center certification from DNV (Det Norske Veritas) Healthcare, a hospital accreditation organization that surveys and accredits hospitals against some of the most rigorous standards in health care.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds. Stroke is also the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States.
The Comprehensive Stroke Center survey is based on standards set forth by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association and affirms that Advocate Illinois Masonic addresses the full spectrum of stroke care – diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education – and establishes clear metrics to evaluate outcomes.
"This certification is a testament to our stroke team’s expertise and dedication to providing the best stroke care to our community,” says Susan Nordstrom Lopez, president of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. “Every team member, nurse and provider who is part of our stroke team has made this prestigious certification possible, and I am so proud of their commitment to our patients.”
The hospital’s robust stroke program combines multidisciplinary expertise with advanced technological capabilities, medical treatments, and minimally invasive procedures, allowing teams of highly trained specialists to find and treat each stroke as quickly as possible.
"At Advocate Illinois Masonic, the success of our program stems from our multidisciplinary team’s commitment to excellence in patient care and outreach,” says Dr. Tim Mikesell, neurologist at Advocate Illinois Masonic and co-director of the stroke program at Advocate Health Care. “This certification shows that patients who come to our hospital will receive the safe, high quality care they deserve.”
To learn more about stroke care at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, click here.
About Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is part of Advocate Health Care (Advocate), the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest Accountable Care Organizations in the country. A national leader in population health management, Advocate operates nearly 400 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including three of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals, the state's largest integrated children's network, five Level I trauma centers (the state's highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area's largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region's largest medical groups. Advocate trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $692 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2016. Advocate is part of Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States. We help people live well. To learn more about Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, please visit us: www.advocatehealth.com/immc.