RUHS Medical Center Achieves Top Honors for Stroke Care

From Riverside University Health System: Riverside University Health System Medical Center has earned top honors from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for its commitment to providing timely and effective care to stroke victims, hospital officials announced.

This is the fifth consecutive year the 439-bed public teaching hospital in Moreno Valley has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of permanent adult disability in the United States, according to the national association. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

The RUHS Stroke Program, under the direction of neurologist Dr. Ruby Koshy, is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based care while maintaining a safe and patient-centered environment, said Deborah Brehm MSN, RN Stroke Program Coordinator.

“Our goal is to see stroke patients walk out our doors and return to a productive life,” Brehm said.

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