A stroke is caused by blocked or ruptured blood vessels that deprive the brain of the blood and oxygen it needs.
At Parkland, we understand how critical the minutes and hours after a stroke can be to a patient’s recovery. As a Joint Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, we are dedicated to providing the highest level of care. Our team of highly trained stroke experts is on call 24 hours a day – ready and committed to providing comprehensive quality care to meet the individual needs of each patient.
Our stroke treatment includes a six-bed unit for stroke patients and dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) beds. Our stroke patients receive round-the-clock care by compassionate and experienced doctors, stroke neurologists, surgeons, radiologists and skilled stroke specialists who have expertise in treating patients who have strokes or other conditions related to the brain and the brain’s blood vessels.
Some of the conditions we treat
- Ischemic stroke
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Brain aneurysm
- Cavernous angioma/Cavernous Malformation
- Epideral Hematoma
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Intracerebral Hematoma
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Stroke Outcomes
Our patients receive care based on clinical guidelines recognized and respected throughout the world. The results of the care we provide for our patients are called “outcomes.” Outcomes serve as a measurement by which we can track our Stroke Program performance. This helps us to ensure we are performing our best work possible – providing the highest quality of safe care our patients expect and that we expect of ourselves.
In 2018, None of our IV tPA (Activase) patients had a complication related to the treatment.
In 2018, over half (59%) of our stroke patients who received IV tPA were discharged with a Modified Rankin Score of 2 or less, which means they only had slight disability but were able to look after their own affairs.
In 2017 None of our carotid endarterectomy patients experienced a complication related to the procedure.
In 2018, None of our patients who had an endovascular procedure (mechanical thrombectomy) experienced a complication related to the procedure.
In 2018, 89% of our stroke patients who received an endovascular procedure (mechanical thrombectomy) discharged with a TICI score of 2b or better, which means they had measurable restoration of blood flow to the ischemic area of their brain.
Parkland Stroke Program
16th Floor – Parkland Memorial Hospital
5200 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235
469-419-9156
469-419-9155
469-419-9164
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