Why Choose Riverside?
When it comes to stroke, time is brain. Riverside Health delivers rapid diagnosis, advanced treatment and comprehensive rehabilitation seamlessly connected to give you the best possible outcome. Learn more about our quality recognitions, leading technology and seamlessly coordinated care.
Excellence in Stroke Care
Across Riverside Health, you can count on our stroke program for the right care at the right time. Our team works tirelessly to improve our standards and deliver exceptional treatment, guided by the belief that each patient should be cared for as we would care for those we love.
Clinical Excellence and Adherence to the Highest Standards
We pursue national accreditations to ensure we hold ourselves to the very highest standards in stroke care. These rigorous programs require us to review and learn from every patient we treat, while consistently measuring our results and processes against established gold standards. This commitment drives continuous improvement and ensures our patients receive the safest, most effective care available. Note that Riverside Smithfield Hospital has not yet been open long enough to apply for these recognitions but holds itself to the same standards as our other community hospitals.
DNV Certified Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers
At Riverside, patients have access to advanced technology and highly trained experts delivering the latest stroke treatments. Riverside Regional Medical Center is proud to be the only certified Comprehensive Stroke Center on the Virginia Peninsula, and one of the first in Virginia, offering specialized neurovascular services that allow patients to receive the most advanced, minimally invasive procedures available.
Not every stroke needs neurovascular intervention, and we are proud to have Riverside Doctors’ Hospital of Williamsburg, Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital and Riverside Walter Reed Hospital as certified Primary Stroke Centers providing exceptional assessment, diagnosis and medical management of stroke patients across the region.
AHA Get with the Guidelines Recognition
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have established national standards for stroke care, tailored to various types of stroke and patient health conditions. Riverside’s stroke program has been honored with these Get With The Guidelines quality awards, recognizing the dedication and expertise of our clinical teams. These awards highlight our commitment to ensuring every patient receives timely, evidence-based care that meets or exceeds national benchmarks.
Access to Leading Edge Technology and World Class Expertise Close to Home
Riverside Regional Medical Center provides advanced neurovascular care, offering minimally invasive procedures to remove blood clots or stop bleeding in the brain during a stroke. These same techniques can also help prevent strokes by treating conditions such as cerebral aneurysms before they rupture.
This neurovascular (or endovascular) approach uses catheters threaded through blood vessels in the groin or wrist to reach the brain, avoiding the need for open brain surgery. By treating the problem from inside the blood vessels, patients often experience faster recovery times, shorter hospital stays, and fewer complications.
Learn more about Riverside Neurovascular Specialists.
Comprehensive Continuum of Care
Your stroke recovery doesn’t stop when you leave the hospital and neither does our care. Riverside Health provides rehabilitation in multiple settings, from outpatient programs and home health to our rehabilitation centers and Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital, ensuring your needs are met wherever you are. We also focus on prevention, with a network of Riverside Primary Care providers dedicated to helping you reduce your risk and maintain your health long term.
Learn more about Riverside Primary Care and rehabilitation options.
Riverside Health’s Commitment to a Healthier Community
At Riverside Health, we know that the best stroke programs focus on community education to work to prevent strokes before they ever occur. And, if they do occur, friends and neighbors need to know the signs so they can call 911 and start treatment immediately.