On average, someone in the United States has a stroke every 45 seconds, according to data from the American Heart Association. Each year, about 700,000 Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke. Each year, about 46,000 more women than men have strokes. African Americans have almost twice the risk of first-ever stroke compared with whites. And strokes accounted for 1 out of 15 deaths in the U.S. in 2003 (American Heart Association, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2006 Update).

Hartford Hospital has assembled a state-of-the-art stroke team and facility to treat stroke promptly and effectively...

 The Team Includes:

• Vascular Neurologists
• Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Neurointerventional Radiologists
• Interventional Radiologists
• Neurosurgeons
• Nurses specially trained in stroke care
• Clinical Pharmacists
• Case Managers
• Rehabilitation Specialists     

Facilities Include:

• Neurovascular Clinic
• Air ambulance transport system
• Newly renovated Emergency Center with expanded critical care beds
• Angiography suites
• CT scan and MRI equipment
• Specialty neuroscience critical care units
• General care patient units