Accredited, Certified Primary Stroke Center
Stroke Team Available 24/7
Accredited as a Certified Primary Stroke Center and holding the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, Lima Memorial’s main campus offers the most advanced care for patients experiencing a stroke.
Lima Memorial is staffed with a stroke team 24/7 to quickly initiate the use of acute stroke therapies. Primary Stroke Centers are known to have reduced morbidity and mortality and improved long-term outcomes.
If you are experiencing signs of a stroke, including numbness, confusion, severe headaches, one-sided arm or leg weakness, slurred speech or have trouble walking or seeing, call 911 immediately. Time is brain.
Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
In addition to the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, Lima Memorial Health System is a recipient of the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring patients receive the highest quality of stroke care according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Lima Memorial Health System also received the American Heart Association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy. Lima Memorial also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll award. Target: Type 2 Diabetes aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.
If you are experiencing signs of a stroke, including numbness, confusion, severe headaches, one-sided arm or leg weakness, slurred speech or have trouble walking or seeing, call 911 immediately. Time is brain.
Signs of a Stroke
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