Team of Professionals
At the Torrance Memorial Certified Primary Stroke Care Center, providing
the highest caliber of evidenced-based care takes an impressive team of
professionals. The many complex aspects of a stroke injury require the
professional collaboration of specially trained personnel for every stage
of the patient's care, from diagnosis through recovery.
Torrance Memorial's Melanie and Richard Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular
Institute built the infrastructure for the Torrance Memorial Stroke Program
by taking a multidisciplinary approach to stroke care, bringing together
a team of healthcare professionals and building awareness throughout the
hospital of the processes and protocols that help improve stroke care
and encourage positive results. The Stroke Program includes members from
nursing, rehabilitation services, medical staff, laboratory, cardiology
and radiology. More than 30 nurses from a wide variety of areas within
the hospital have been specially trained as "Stroke Champions";
their mission is to educate clinicians, other caregivers and patients
and family members on the most effective treatments for stroke, effective
rehabilitation techniques and preventive measures.
Torrance Memorial TeleStroke Program
Patients are assessed, diagnosed and treated faster and more effectively
than ever before at Torrance Memorial. Through TeleStroke, a video-conferencing
technology enable specialists at Cedars-Sinai to communicate with Torrance
Memorial’s ER team to examine the patient, interpret brain images,
confirm the diagnosis and provide recommendations just as if they were
at the bedside.
Our Multi-Disciplinary Stroke Center Team
Physicians
Nursing, Medical Staff and Ancillary Support
- Stroke Champion Nurses
- Stroke Coordinator
- Occupational, Physical, Speech and Recreational Therapists
- Respiratory Therapists
- Pharmacists
- Paramedics
- Laboratory Technicians
- Neurovascular Technicians
- Dieticians
Psycho-Social Support
Young Stroke Survivor
Jesse Turner credits healthcare team among greatests in his recovery.