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Because fast, expert-level treatment can make an enormous difference in the recovery from a stroke, Jewish Stroke Care offers the latest in comprehensive stroke treatment.  Jewish Hospital and Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospitals are both The Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Centers with 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week emergency coverage by neurologists and a comprehensive, expert-level continuum of stroke care unmatched by any other hospital in Kentucky.

 

Our Centers are Designed to Act as Fast as a Stroke Does

With seven area locations, Jewish Stroke Care has a facility near you. Our emergency departments are located throughout the community and are ready to assist you whenever and wherever you have concerns about your brain health.

Jewish Emergency Departments are located at the following facilities:

The Best Hope for Beating a Stroke

As the region’s first comprehensive stroke center, Jewish Hospital has been recognized as one of the top 50 hospitals in America in neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report.  Both Jewish Hospital and Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award in 2009, the ASA’s highest honor.  The award recognizes both hospitals’ commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

Contact Us

Jewish Stroke Care
(502) 587-4723

Jewish Hospital Emergency Department
(502) 587-4421

Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Department
(502) 361-6391

Click to view the Jewish Stroke Care brochure.

Jewish Hospital has been ranked no. 1 in Louisville in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings.

 

KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS OF A STROKE

  • Sudden numbness, weakness, or paralysis of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
  • Slurred speech or difficulty speaking and understanding words
  • Sudden blurred vision, particularly in one eye
  • Unexplained dizziness or loss of balance
  • Sudden, severe or unexplained headache
  • Sudden fainting, convulsions or coma (person will not wake up)

KNOW THE RISK FACTORS OF A STROKE

What you can control:

  • Manage high blood pressure
  • Stop smoking
  • Limit alcohol intake
  • Lower your cholesterol
  • Control your weight
  • Treat irregular heartbeat
  • Manage known heart disease
  • Treat diabetes

What you can’t control:

  • Race
  • Age
  • Heredity
  • Gender

 

 

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Last Updated: 4/24/2013