The Area’s Best Stroke Care is Only Minutes Away

Detroit Receiving Hospital is the first hospital in Detroit to be certified as a primary stroke center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Receiving’s stroke team, led by Dr.William Coplin, Receiving’s chief of neurology, has also been recognized by the American Stroke Association’s “Get with the Guidelines” advisory team.

Receiving is one of the few hospitals in the area with 24/7 access to the “clot-busting” drug tPA, as well as an intra-arterial clot buster and the newly FDA-approved Merci Clot Retriever. These medical breakthroughs, combined with the team’s expertise, make Detroit Receiving a leader in the care and teaching of stroke. 

When a patient arrives at Detroit Receiving with symptoms of stroke, the medical response is instantaneous. The stroke team is paged, and the patient is immediately ushered into an emergency department module, where assessment and treatment begins at once. This ability to swiftly diagnose and treat patients distinguishes Detroit Receiving, and decreases the likelihood of permanent disability for the patient.