Nearly 2,000 people in Kentucky died of stroke in 2010. It’s the fifth leading cause of death in the Commonwealth. And even those who survive often face a lifetime of disability.
At UK HealthCare, we’re on a mission to provide the highest level of stroke care possible. And to turn those statistics around.
Our Stroke Center has earned Comprehensive Stroke Center status – the highest rating a stroke center can achieve. We’re one of only four centers in Kentucky and only 100 nationwide to earn this designation.
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MUSIC PLAYING] What if we could reverse the effects of a stroke? This is the neurosurgeon who has made it his mission. So he connects with a research team who can turn big dreams, into game changing therapies. And in a matter of months, they're on to something.
A standard procedure turns into a treatment with extraordinary potential. Not just to save lives, but to restore lives.
This is a stroke, in reverse. And this, is one of the only places in the world pursuing it. UK HealthCare's Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, a comprehensive stroke center. The power of advanced medicine.
