Stroke 

Stroke is a medical emergency.  Getting treatment can lessen the effects of a stroke and disability, but in order to be evaluated and treated, stroke victims need to get to the hospital as soon as they experience symptoms. Being treated within three to six hours of a stroke at a hospital with a stroke team provides the best chance to minimize long-term effects of stroke.

The OSU Stroke Center offers quality around-the-clock treatment by experienced medical professionals who are specifically trained in stroke care. Our team of specialists is always on-call and ready. Learn if you are at risk of a stroke through our Risk Assessment Quiz.

When a stroke patient arrives at the hospital, our team of specialists treats stroke promptly by delivering the latest and most advanced drug treatments – like tPA,  which dissolves the clot (blockage) and restores blood flow in ischemic stroke cases. When this treatment is initiated during the first six hours of a stroke’s onset, it can save lives, improve the outcome of stroke, and a patient’s quality of life afterward.

Delivering quality care is also one of the reasons OSU Medical Center’s Neurology and Neurosurgery programs are ranked by U.S. News and World Report as “America’s Best.”  Our stroke rehabilitation program at OSU Dodd Hall is also consistently ranked among the top ten rehabilitation centers for stroke in the country. 

Our stroke program is also accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which means our stroke program is the highest of quality and safety.

Learn more about stroke by selecting from the topics to your left. For a referral to a physician, call (614) 293-5123 or (800) 293-5123 toll-free.