In 2022, Cooper transformed neurological care in the region with the opening of a new, dedicated Acute Stroke and Neuro Interventional Suite within its Emergency Department – the first of its kind in the nation. Cooper was the first Comprehensive Stroke Center in the United States equipped with the latest generation Siemens Healthineers biplane angiography suite integrated with a CT scanner, providing fully integrated surgical image guidance for minimally invasive treatment of strokes.
(CAMDEN, NJ) Cooper University Health Care has earned re-certification of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. This advanced stroke certification is a prestigious designation reserved for institutions with specific abilities to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases.
“Cooper’s designation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center for seven consecutive years demonstrates our unwavering commitment to providing the highest level of care to patients,” said Tudor G. Jovin, MD, chief and chairman of Neurology at Cooper University Health Care and medical director of Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience. “This national recognition is a direct result of our highly skilled and compassionate team working together to provide the most advanced and innovative stroke care available.”
Cooper was first recognized as a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center in 2017. Cooper is among an elite group of health care organizations that have met The Joint Commission’s most demanding criteria for highly specialized stroke care. To be eligible, hospitals must demonstrate compliance with stroke-related standards as a Primary Stroke Center and meet additional requirements, including those related to advanced imaging capabilities, availability of specialized treatments, and providing staff with the unique education and competencies to care for complex stroke patients.
“To achieve and maintain this designation, our team undergoes a periodic, rigorous evaluation by The Joint Commission to ensure we are meeting or exceeding national benchmarks. We are proud of this re-certification, which demonstrates to our patients, their families, and the community that they can trust Cooper for the most comprehensive stroke care,” Dr. Jovin said.
Established in 2012, Comprehensive Stroke Center certification is awarded for a two-year period to Joint Commission-accredited acute-care hospitals. The certification was derived from the Brain Attack Coalition’s “Recommendations for Comprehensive Stroke Centers” (Stroke, 2005), “Metrics for Measuring Quality of Care in Comprehensive Stroke Centers” (Stroke, 2011), and recommendations from a multidisciplinary advisory panel of experts in complex stroke care.
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
About Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience (CIN)
The Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience (CIN) is fully dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of neurological and neurosurgical issues. The partnership improves local access to a comprehensive range of advanced neuroscience care, including surgical and nonsurgical services related to the brain, spinal cord, and central nervous system.
The CIN is led by Dr. Jovin, an internationally renowned neurologist and researcher who joined Cooper in 2019. He is an expert in interventional and non-interventional treatment for the entire spectrum of stroke and cerebrovascular disorders, and is triple board certified in neurology, vascular neurology, and critical care neurology. He was one of the nation’s first interventional neurologists, a medical subspecialty that uses minimally invasive technologies applied from within the vessels to diagnose and treat diseases of the arteries and veins of the head, neck, and spine such as acute stroke, carotid stenosis, intracranial aneurysm, and arteriovenous malformations.
In 2022, Cooper transformed neurological care in the region with the opening of a new, dedicated Acute Stroke and Neuro Interventional Suite within its Emergency Department – the first of its kind in the nation. Cooper was the first Comprehensive Stroke Center in the United States equipped with the latest generation Siemens Healthineers biplane angiography suite integrated with a CT scanner, providing fully integrated surgical image guidance for minimally invasive treatment of strokes.
The suite is designed to treat emergent and non-emergent forms of cerebrovascular disease, including acute stroke of any type, cerebral aneurysms, carotid artery disease, and other vascular conditions affecting the brain and spinal cord. This “one stop shop” approach represents an innovative model of care addressing the critically time-sensitive nature of neurovascular emergencies.
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