Kingsbrook will offer free stroke screenings and education from April 16 to the 20th, 11:00am- 2:00pm in the Vascular Laboratory, Katz building 4th floor on the medical center’s main campus at 585 Schenectady Avenue
between Winthrop Street & Rutland Road. Kingsbrook’s free screening
program provides access to detection opportunities for the under and uninsured
of the community. The screening program is part of the facility’s
prevention agenda to improve access to quality care and early detection
efforts and is offered via
Kingsbrook’s Best Health School.
Kingsbrook has received the Gold Stroke Award for the past several years,
an honor that recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring that
stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally
recognized, research-based guidelines. Additionally, Kingsbrook specializes
in stroke rehabilitation and has a designated Stroke Center implemented
in its Emergency Department. The center is fully equipped with tele-stroke
capabilities, a 2-way, video conferencing system with stroke/neurology
specialists.
“Knowing your risk factors is key to prevention,” says Enid
Dillard, Director of Marketing & Public Affairs at Kingsbrook. “Stroke
is very prevalent in our community and as such , we are happy to provide
these early detection efforts.”
For more information on our monthly screening schedule for 2017, visit
our website at
www.kingsbrook.org under Community Programs & Events or call 718-604-5062.