This year, about 795,000 Americans will have a stroke and nearly 168,000 of those people will die. On average, every 40 seconds someone in the U. S. has a stroke.
Stroke is a major health problem that can cause permanent disability and death. Stroke is the country's third largest killer after cancer and heart disease and the largest single cause of adult disability - roughly half of stroke survivors are permanently disabled or require institutional care.
Having been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and the New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services, SMC is building an all-inclusive neuroscience pavilion to provide advanced neurological care to the community. The new pavilion will provide care for patients suffering from neurological disorders including but not limited to stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain tumor and seizure disorders. As the only hospital in Somerset County, Somerset Medical Center is committed to providing a neuroscience center to improve access to timely, quality neurological care and enhance patient outcomes.
The new neuroscience center will occupy 13,600 square feet on the fourth floor of the medical center and will include:
- 18 private rooms with specially-designed baths, hardwood floors, flat-screen TVs and comfortable furnishings
- Rehabilitation gym
- Throat and speech rehabilitation room
- Physicians' reading room
- Examination and EEG prep room
- Family meeting room
- Rooftop "healing garden"
- High-tech nursing station
A dedicated medical team certified in delivering neurological care will staff the new unit to ensure the highest level of care. Specially trained nursing staff will not only provide optimum care to this special population, but will be attuned to the unique concerns of patients' loved ones.
Construction of the Edward and Anita Hogan Neuroscience Pavilion will begin in August, 2011.
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