Comprehensive Stroke Center
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Our team of neurologists and stroke specialists offer the full spectrum of care for stroke patients that includes diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment, rehabilitation, support services and on-going stroke education.
Many kinds of heart diseases can greatly increase a patient’s risk for stroke. If clots form in the heart or in the valves, there's a chance they can travel to the brain and cause a stroke. We make sure to carefully monitor heart disease and treat each patient as completely as possible.
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Depending on the type of stroke, its location, and a patient's personal medical history, treatments for stroke may include:
- "Clot-buster" medications (Tissue Plasminogen Activator or tPA)
- Medications to reduce brain swelling
- Medications to help protect the brain
- Life support measures
- Surgery
- Carotid endarterectomy – procedure to remove accumulated plaque in the carotid artery
- Cerebral angioplasty – balloons, stents and coils are used to treat some types of problems in the brain's blood vessels
Our Stroke Support Group offers a compassionate, encouraging space where stroke survivors and their loved ones can connect, share experiences, and find strength in community. Sessions are facilitated by the American Heart Association in collaboration with the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center stroke team.
Support group meetings are held monthly at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.
To learn more, contact LAVolunteers@heart.org.
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Recognition
U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Neurology and Neurosurgery (2025-26)
U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Stroke (2025-26)
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) - Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center