U of L Hospital invests $1.4 million to open critical-care stroke unit - Business First of Louisville:

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The hospital invested $1.4 million in the including renovationsand equipment. “It is an investmenft for the community, in our view, becausee this is something that we’ve really said Dr. Kerri Remmel, associate dean for clinica development and regionalization at Uof L’xs School of Medicine. The hospitakl already had a neuro-intensive care unit where patients with neurological and neurosurgica disorderswere treated, Remmel said. But researchy shows that having a specializedx unit for stroke patients helps decreaser complications and lengthof stay, reduce mortality and improvwe outcomes for those patients.
The stroke team at U of L Hospitapl consists of three stroke neurologists and four nurses who are speciall y trained to treatstrokw patients, in addition to a team that includee a dietician, social workers and In addition to improving clinical outcomes, Remmelo said the stroke unit will free beds for patients beinhg treated for other neurological The new unit also provides a specializes venue to train medicalo students, she said. “We’re very proud that our fellows, residente and medical students will have the opportunitu to learn in this the highest level of care that can be givenj to astroke patient.
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