Danbury Hospital Receives National Recognition For Stroke Services

Nuvance Health’s Danbury Hospital has achieved a Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award, Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. The award reflects Danbury Hospital’s commitment to providing stroke patients with lifesaving care by following nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines.

“The stroke center at Danbury Hospital and its New Milford Hospital campus continues to be recognized because of the collaborative work by the many people involved in caring for patients,” said Dr. Neil Culligan, medical director of the Danbury/New Milford Hospital Stroke Center.

“We coordinate care between emergency medical services, the multispecialty stroke team at the hospital, outpatient rehabilitation and support services so anyone having a stroke has the best possible outcome. A special thanks to our stroke coordinator, Lauren Henriques, the heart of the program.” Dr. Culligan is also the chief of neurology at Danbury/New Milford Hospitals.

Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States and a major cause of serious disability for adults. Rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment of stroke are critical because time is brain when it comes to this medical emergency.

“At Nuvance Health, highly trained multispecialty care teams quickly identify and treat stroke to minimize a patient’s risk of permanent disability or death,” said Dr. Paul Wright, senior vice president and system chair of the Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute. “I extend my deepest gratitude for their teamwork and dedication to ensure our stroke patients have the best possible outcomes.”

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“We are very proud of everyone and their commitment to rapid stroke evaluation, treatment and compassionate care for our patients,” said Aimee Derry, vice president of the Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute. “The Greater Danbury community can count on Danbury Hospital to continue advancing stroke care for them.”

Emergency medical services (EMS), emergency medicine, radiology, neurology and neurosurgery, critical and intensive care and neuro-rehabilitation specialists follow proven guidelines and use the latest technology.

Stroke are teams also provide education and resources for patients so they can effectively manage their recovery. They also provide resources for caregivers to support their loved ones after having a stroke.

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Danbury Hospital also has Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center Certification from the Joint Commission for endovascular treatment and management of ischemic stroke.

Endovascular neurosurgeons use a biplane angiography system to treat ischemic stroke with a mechanical thrombectomy procedure. An ischemic stroke happens when a blood clot blocks the oxygen-rich blood supply to the brain. During a mechanical thrombectomy, an endovascular neurosurgeon uses x-ray guidance to lead a catheter through an artery in the groin or wrist, up the aorta and into the brain to remove the clot and restore blood flow.

Learn more about stroke services at the Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute.