Gates Vascular Institute

Stroke Care Center at the Gates Vascular Institute

Emergency Stroke Care available 24 hours a day – 7 days a week

The Stroke Care Center team at the Gates Vascular Institute is ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take care for stroke patients with:

• Renowned neurosurgeons and neurologists
• State-of-the-art technology for diagnosis and treatment
• Multidisciplinary team specially-trained in stroke care

If you or someone you know is experiencing stroke symptoms call 9-1-1 and get to Gates – The new Gates Vascular Institute.

Signs and Symptoms of Stroke

• Sudden weakness, paralysis or numbness
  of the face, arm and leg on one or both
  sides of the body.
• Sudden loss of speech or difficulty speaking or understanding speech.
• Sudden dimness or loss of vision, particularly in only one eye.
• Sudden unexplained dizziness (especially when associated with other neurologic symptoms), unsteadiness or sudden falls.
• Sudden severe headache and/or loss of consciousness.

If any of these symptoms are present, CALL 9-1-1 and seek medical help immediately.

The Gates Vascular Institute has Disease-Specific Care Certification for Acute Stroke, and is the only Stroke program in the region recognized by all three of the following organizations:

1. Designated Primary Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health since 2005
2. American Stroke Association, Get with the Guidelines-Stroke, Gold Plus Achievement Award, Target Stroke Honor Roll, 2012
3. Disease-Specific Care Certification for Acute Stroke from Det Norske Veritas Healthcare, Inc (DNV)
   • The Gates Vascular Institute is the only facility in Western New York to achieve this certification.
   • Less than 1 percent of the 5,700 hospitals in the United States have this certification.
   • The DNV evaluated compliance with the DNV’s state-of-the-art national standards and performance measurement expectations for the management of chronic care illnesses
   • Physician and staff skill in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of stroke patients was a factor in designation