Community stories

The stroke centre at this remote hospital on the north-eastern tip of Hungary is fighting for its patients’ and its own survival with determined courage and award-winning performance.

The new case provides training in the use of the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) to evaluate the severity of a stroke.

Angels hospitals that have achieved platinum or diamond status may already be eligible for ESO Stroke Unit (SU) or Stroke Centre (SC) certification. A recently announced collaboration between the Angels Initiative and the ESO SU/SC Certification Committee will make it easier to navigate the road to accreditation.

It’s a fresh start for stroke care in Spain’s Communidad Valenciana where two landmark meetings observe the emergence of a community ready to play to its strengths.

It was a proud moment for the team from Duitama Regional Hospital when they became pioneers in a telestroke programme in Colombia’s remote Boyacá region. The brainchild of Dr. José Luis Bustos of the University Hospital San Rafael de Tunja, this project is now notching up world-class treatment times and saving lives.

An Angels Award has sparked a stroke care improvement campaign across Ecuador and put two trail-blazing doctors on the podium to lead change.