Stroke Center

Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers is the Mid-Hudson region’s first hospital to be formally designated a Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health. Saint Francis Hospital is here to meet all of your needs from prevention to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Stroke patients arriving at the hospital can expect, according to guidelines, to be in a doctor's care within minutes. Saint Francis is also the only hospital offering Intra Arterial Thrombolysis to administer clot busting medicine directly to the clots in the brain. This extends the normal window of emergency treatment from three to six hours.

Warning Signs of Stroke

• Numbness or weakness in the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body,
• Onset of confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
• Double vision or trouble seeing
• Abrupt onset of dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden severe headache.

If you experience the signs of a Stroke do not wait, call 911. Time lost is brain loss

Stroke Center