When blood flow to the brain is blocked, a stroke happens. Two million brain cells die every minute a stroke isn’t treated. That’s why at Carle Health, our team works fast to provide the advanced stroke care you need—along with early risk detection and education to help you know the warning signs.
The second a stroke begins, there’s no time to waste. The faster someone receives treatment, the higher potential for recovery. When every second matters, remember B.E. F.A.S.T.
Anyone can have a stroke no matter what age, race or sex, but some people have a higher risk. There are many factors you can control by living a healthy lifestyle. If you have any of these risk factors, talk with your doctor about ways to reduce your risk.
Thanks to our leading-edge medical facilities, technology and techniques, we can deliver life-saving stroke care across the Carle Health system.
Carle Foundation Hospital is the only certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in a Level I Trauma Center in East Central Illinois. Carle Foundation Hospital has neurosurgeons and neurointerventional specialists available 24/7 to ensure faster treatment and help improve outcomes for patients having a stroke.
Carle BroMenn Medical Center and Carle Health Methodist Hospital are both Primary Stroke Centers and, like Carle Foundation Hospital, offer an inpatient rehabilitation unit for patients recovering from a stroke, or other illness or injury.
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle Eureka Hospital, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital are all recognized as Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals. This means the teams at each of those locations are ready to begin stroke care and transfer patients to a higher level of care as needed.
Our 1,800+ providers are committed to delivering quality care that doesn’t just feel personal—it is personal.
With 8 hospitals and more than 130 clinics serving Central and Southeastern Illinois, Carle Health is here for you.
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