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Stroke Care 24/7
- Stroke Program
- Signs of Stroke
- Types of Strokes
- Telestroke Program
- Stroke Rehab Program
The American Heart Association awarded University of Utah Health in 2020 for our commitment to quality of stroke care and treatment.
Our Stroke Center is a national, DNV GL-accredited leader in comprehensive stroke care. We are a dedicated team specializing in stroke treatment and available 24/7 for our patients. Our center offers an accredited specialty stroke rehabilitation program as well as providing care to rural and underserved areas via Telestroke (telemedicine).
To learn more about the division that specializes in stroke care, the research that makes their success possible, and the faculty and fellows involved, visit the Division of Vascular Neurology.
If you recognize signs of a stroke, call 911 immediately.
Stroke Treatment
Treatment for stroke includes medications and/or life support treatments, like machines to assist breathing, IV fluids, blood pressure control, and others applied by emergency-trained personnel.
Sometimes surgery may be performed to prevent a stroke or after it has occurred. The best treatment that we can apply ourselves is preventive treatment. Consult a doctor and study the signs of stroke to be prepared.
Stroke Center Partnerships & Accreditations
American Heart & Stroke Association
DNV GL Stroke Center Certification
Stroke Center of Excellence
This certification recognizes the Clinical Neurosciences Center's commitment to excellence. Accreditation standards that DNV GL stroke centers must have include requirements from the Guidelines of the Brain Attack Coalition and recommendations of the American Stroke Association along with other elements. These requirements include emphasis on use of relevant best practices and a disciplined management system.
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite
Clinical Trials
Meet Some of Our Patients
Stroke Survivor Uses Second Chance at Life to Live Fully & Help Others
Bryan Caldwell was only 34 when he suffered a serious stroke. He was intubated and admitted into the Neuro Critical Care Unit at University of Utah Hospital. Scans and tests showed he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke caused by bleeding in the brain. He would spend the next two months at the hospital as he faced many challenges on his road to recovery.
Telestroke Partnership Saves Patient's Life
Mark Kroeze was a healthy 36-year-old until he suddenly started experiencing strange stroke-like symptoms. Mark went to Moab Regional Hospital where providers consulted with a stroke neurologist via U of U Health's Telestroke Program to confirm he was experiencing a stroke.
Early ER Intervention Gets Stroke Patient Back to Normal
In early October, Allen Hampton and his wife Sharyn had just finished having lunch in Park City and were preparing to return to their home in Ogden when he started to feel strange.
Stroke Revolutionary Technology & Expert Team Optimize Life for Pediatric Stroke Patient
Desperate to find a solution during their young child's, Addy's, stroke, Alyssa Wright and her husband Justin, were faced with a nearly impossible choice.
Watch Whitney's Story
When Whitney Meyers got to the top of her stairs, she felt dizzy and needed to lay down. She couldn't get off the floor and asked her children to get her sister for help. When her sister arrived, Whitney's face had drooped to one side — a telltale sign of a stroke.
