Community stories

They could not build new roads that would bring acute stroke care within easier reach of the people of Pasto in southwestern Colombia, but an unorthodox solution was literally at their fingertips.

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.