Covenant Medical Center has been recertified
by Joint Commission as the first and only
Comprehensive Stroke Center in West Texas.
Comprehensive Stroke Centers offer the highest
level of stroke care and can treat the most
complex stroke cases.
"This was the culmination of significant
continued efforts by the Covenant Health
caregivers to maintain the only such program
in the region," Interventional Radiologist Dr.
Thomas Windisch said. "This recertification
shows we are providing excellence in all
aspects of stroke care, from acute intervention
to rehabilitation and prevention in patients
experiencing ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke."
Covenant Medical Center is one of only 45
comprehensive stroke centers in the state, and
one of only 14 certified by Joint Commission. It
is the only comprehensive stroke center within
300 miles, in any direction.
Every two years, hospitals must undergo
rigorous examination to maintain their status.
The Joint Commission surveyors
are experts in stroke care and
are an impartial review of
the program to ensure
the hospital is meeting
quality standards to care
for stroke patients. During
the visit, a team of Joint
Commission surveyors
evaluated compliance with related certification
standards including 24/7 physician coverage to
care for the sickest stroke patients.
Stroke patients who receive faster treatment
are more likely to go home with fewer deficits.
Having a Comprehensive Stroke Center in West
Texas allows stroke patients to receive the
emergent care they need as quickly as possible.
This designation could not have been achieved
without our partnership with Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center and Texas
Tech Physicians.
Covenant Medical Center's stroke program
medical director is Texas Tech Physicians Dr. Saif
Bushnaq.
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Covenant Health Serves West Texas
as Only Stroke Center In The Region
