Pottstown Memorial Joins Jefferson Neuroscience Network

The following was provided to Patch by Pottstown Memorial Medical Center:

Pottstown Memorial Medical Center (PMMC) has joined the Jefferson Neuroscience Network (JNN). Through this collaboration, Jefferson and PMMC will provide some of the most sophisticated care and expertise available to patients with time-sensitive neurovascular diseases such as stroke. PMMC now offers patients access to the resources of Jefferson’s comprehensive stroke center, including community education programs, leading edge clinical trials, and advanced protocols for the detection and treatment of stroke and other neuroscience disorders.

‘Time is Brain’

‘Time is brain’ is the credo among healthcare professionals for diagnosing and treating time-sensitive neurovascular diseases, including arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), brain aneurysms and, especially, stroke. Certain drugs for stroke must be administered within 4.5 hours for best chance of functional recovery. Timely performance of neurological procedures to repair AVMs and aneurysms are similarly urgent.

“Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States but the leading cause of disability. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every three minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year,” said Rodney Bell, M.D., neurologist and co-director of the Jefferson Stroke Center.

All Available Resources

“JNN was established to place all of our resources, among them: vascular neurologists, dual-trained neurosurgeons, advanced technology, leading clinical trials in which we partner with the National Institutes of Health, and community education on neuroscience issues, at the disposal of patients, their families and physicians of hospitals participating in the network.,” said Robert H. Rosenwasser, M.D., Jewell L. Osterholm, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and co-director of the Stroke Program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

“PMMC is proud to work with Jefferson Neuroscience Network to bring this tertiary level of service for neurosciences to our Joint Commission accredited Primary Stroke Center. We continue to strive to bring an increased level of service locally and offer quality care with proven clinical protocols for our patients” says J. Mark McLoone, FACHE, CEO, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

About Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience

Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience is the region’s only dedicated hospital for neuroscience. It is also one of the most experienced and comprehensive centers for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular disease. The Jefferson Acute Stroke Center is the largest such facility, with more board-certified neurocritical care physicians, neurovascular neurologists and dual-trained neurosurgeons than any other center in the Delaware Valley. It is also a Joint Commission-accredited comprehensive stroke center.

About Pottstown Memorial Medical Center

Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, a 232-bed, acute care hospital, is accredited by The Joint Commission. The medical staff includes 260 physicians representing 40 medical specialties and is committed to serving the healthcare needs of residents in Pottstown and the surrounding areas.

The hospital offers a full range of health services including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few. A continuum of care is provided to patients through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Pottstown Memorial Medical Center strives to exceed patient expectations, while delivering compassionate, safe, quality care.

For more information and a complete listing of services, please visit PottstownMemorial.com.

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