Stroke Treatment
TMH is recognized by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center. As a Primary Stroke Center, our quality of care meets the unique and specialized needs of stroke patients. We are also home to a comprehensive neurovascular lab to treat strokes without opening your skull by going through arteries in your brain.
What is a Stroke?
Stroke is a very serious medical emergency that occurs when blood flow is cut off to an area of the brain – a literal “brain attack.” Without blood flow, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. This means abilities controlled by those areas of the brain, such as memory and muscle control, are lost.
Stroke can happen to anyone at any time. If you think someone is having a stroke, call 911 immediately.
How to Recognize a Stroke
When a stroke happens, you don’t have time to waste – you’ll want to call 911 and go straight to our Bixler Trauma & Emergency Center for the most advanced care. We offer a variety of revolutionary treatments for strokes, including tPA, a clot-busting intravenous medication, and endovascular neurosurgery, which removes blood clots and repairs aneurysms without opening the skull.
Support Services
Having a stroke does not have to mean lifelong disability if quality care is administered quickly. We provide rapid diagnosis, innovative care, rehabilitation and dedicated support for our patients in Leon County and beyond.
Stroke Research
At Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, we’re invested in using clinical research to help improve treatment options for our patients, including those who’ve experienced strokes. TMH has an active research program and collaborates with partners like Tallahassee Neurological Clinic to improve medical care for the patients we serve. You can find more information about clinical trials we’re involved in at www.clinicaltrials.gov.
If you have questions, contact our neuroscience clinical research partners at clinicaltrials@tnc-neuro.com.
Stroke Performance Measures
Check out our comprehensive stroke performance measures and see how our team provides the highest level of care for stroke patients.
Share Your Feedback
We're seeking your input to help us improve our services and care. If you, a family member, a friend or a loved one have received care at TMH after a stroke, we'd love your feedback.
Our Facilities
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is home to the Vogter Neuro and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, the region's only neurovascular intensive care unit. This unit is housed in our state-of-the-art M.T. Mustian Center where all of our surgeries are performed.
By combining the latest medical technology with patient- and family-centered design and amenities, the M.T. Mustian Center has transformed the standard of care for the Big Bend community. Our M.T. Mustian Center is equipped with 28 operating rooms and four hybrid interventional suites, including two neurovascular interventional radiology rooms and two vascular interventional radiology rooms.
