San Joaquin Community Hospital | You + Us | Winter 2016

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Saving lives and protect-
ing people from the damaging
effects of stroke—that’s what
our stroke team does best.
Healthgrades® has recog-
nized San Joaquin Community
Hospital (SJCH) in the top
5 percent of hospitals in the
nation for Stroke Treatment
and Cranial Neurosurgery.
SJCH is the first and only Kern
County hospital to receive
these honors. SJCH was also
recognized by Healthgrades as
being in the top 10 percent for
Neurosciences.
So what does this mean to you?
It means you and your family can get top-
notch stroke care close to home. According to
Healthgrades, stroke patients treated at hos-
pitals with the Stroke Care Excellence Award™
have, on average, a 33.5 percent lower risk of
dying than if they were treated in hospitals that
did not receive the award.
HERE FOR YOU: Expertise,
experience and speed
Our stroke care named
in the top 5 percent
of hospitals nationwide
Y O U + U S : S T R O K E C A R E
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In rare company.
1 of only 5 hospitals in California
named recipient of the 2016
Healthgrades Neurosciences
Excellence Award, Cranial
Neurosurgery Excellence Award
and Stroke Care Excellence Award
I wouldn’t go anywhere else
“When I arrived, they whisked me through the
Emergency Room. In less than a minute, a physician
began taking care of me. I was impressed with how
seamless the care was throughout the entire process.”
—Terrance Minnoy, stroke survivor
Doctors believe Terrance had three strokes in 24 hours—but his faith and fight
never wavered. He had a certain someone who needed him.
To watch Terrance tell his own story, go to .