The Sentara Demonstration Project
In the past 5 years, a group of southern hospitals called the Sentara Healthcare
System has reduced its stroke mortality rate from 16 percent to 9 percent, making
its record among the best in the country. By using clot-busting medications
within 3 hours after a stroke has occurred, the hospitals personnel have demonstrated
that quick intervention with thrombolytics can reverse the devastating effects
of stroke. For more information, visit Sentara Online (www.sentara.com).
Source of Material: RockHill Communications,
14 Rock Hill Road Bala, Cynwyd, PA 19004, (610) 667-2040,
Writer: Christine Norris
Editors: Erin Murphy, Andrea King, Joanne Poeggel, Ron Wozny
Clinical Reviewer: Patt Panzer, M.D.
Date Written: 4/30/01
Last Revised: 4/3/03
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