Wyckoff Heights Medical Center is proud to be designated as a Stroke Center in our region by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). This is a result of our adherence to the state’s standards that utilize nationally recognized criteria for quality, facilities requirements, and staffing with specially trained personnel.

According to the NYSDOH and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stroke is the third leading cause of death in the State of New York and in the U.S. as a whole. It is also a leading cause of serious long-term disability.

However, recent advances in the understanding of stroke-induced brain damage indicate that prompt, appropriate medical treatment reduces brain injury and helps patients to recover earlier, with minimal disruption of brain functions.

The other members of the Stroke Team include emergency department physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, physiatrists, intensive care physicians, registered nurses, a speech therapist, and other technical support staff. Members of this team are always available and work expeditiously to identify the nature of the stroke and to provide the highest quality of care as established by NYSDOH stroke protocol.

Our Stroke Center provides excellent care and appropriate interventions. After discharge, patients are followed by their private doctors in consultation with our Stroke Center neurologists, who work with other specialists in rehabilitation medicine and physiatry, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, and critical care medicine to provide comprehensive care for the patient.