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Hospital Receives Grant for Stroke Center

Valley Presbyterian Hospital’s Stroke Center received a $30,000 grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation. “With this gift, we can further advance the essential care we provide to patients in our stroke center and continue to move forward with the latest in advanced telemedicine to make certain stroke patients will have the immediate access they need to care,” Gustavo Valdespino, CEO of the hospital said in a prepared statement. A stroke occurs when a clot blocks the blood supply to the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. The Centers for Disease Control report that 795,000 Americans have a stroke each year, and 137,000 of them die. Valley Presbyterian’s stroke center was designated as a Primary Stroke Center in June because of its ability to provide effective and timely care to stroke victims. The designation provides area residents with a closer location to quickly access stroke care. The center uses the latest in telemedicine—including a two-way communications system called RoboDoc. The system is one reason the hospital achieved Primary Stroke Center certification. The two-way audio and video communication makes it possible for the physician to be at another location and examine and speak directly to the patient, receive input from the resident medical team and then advise the medical team on treatments and therapies. The S. Mark Taper Foundation is a private family foundation that supports the work of nonprofit organizations in Southern California. S. Mark Taper was a real estate developer, financier and philanthropist. “We are very grateful to the S. Mark Taper Foundation for this generous gift and for its recognition of Valley Presbyterian Hospital’s exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke patients,” said Valdespino. Judy Temes

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