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Our elite team delivers the highest level of care
When a stroke strikes,
the
clock is ticking. Speed and expertise
matter more than ever. Saving lives
and protecting people from the
damaging effects of stroke—that’s
what our stroke team does best. San
Joaquin Community Hospital (SJCH)
leads the region in stroke care. In
fact, SJCH is the first hospital
between Los Angeles and San
Francisco to become a Nationally
Certified Stroke Center.
Our care has touched thousands
of lives and families. That includes
reaching the outlying areas of Kern
County with our telestroke program.
See “Telestroke: Connecting for
care—and quick!” below for details.
We stand at the ready
If you or a loved one needs
stroke care, you’ll get the most
experienced and expert team in the
county at SJCH. You can count on:
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A 24/7 stroke team. That
includes neurologists and
advanced certified stroke nurses.
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Fast access to brain imaging
services. That cuts the time it
takes to diagnose a stroke. The
sooner a diagnosis is made, the
sooner treatment can begin.
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Support and follow-up care,
including nurse navigators;
board-certified nurse practi-
tioners; and physical, occupa-
tional and speech therapists.
We know our efforts make a
difference. “There is nothing
more fulfilling than seeing the full
recovery of a patient after they
receive treatment,” says Michelle
Hartshorn, Executive Director of
SJCH’s Brain and Spine Institute.
San Joaquin Community Hospital’s stroke
expertise is just a video conference call away.
Through our telestroke program, we’re
honored to help two Kern County hospitals—
Delano Regional Medical Center and Ridgecrest
Regional Hospital—provide expert stroke care
to their patients.
HOW IT WORKS
The telestroke program allows health pro-
fessionals at these outlying facilities instant
access to our stroke team. Using video con-
ferencing, our physicians can provide rapid
evaluations and recommend treatments—in a
matter of minutes. A patient’s imaging tests
are securely shared. And if necessary, patients
can then be transferred to SJCH for a higher
level of care.
“We want patients in our entire county to
have the benefit of our expert stroke care,”
says Michelle Hartshorn, Executive Director
of SJCH’s Brain and Spine Institute. “Our
telestroke program helps make that
possible.”
S T R O K E E X P E R T I S E
Telestroke: Connecting for care—and quick!