Why Choose the HealthONE Stroke Network

The HealthONE Advantage: Comprehensive Stroke Expertise

A better choice for the Rocky Mountain Region

  • Colorado’s most expansive Telemedicine Network
  • Interventional neuroradiology — Swedish Medical Center is the only facility in the region with three INR doctors and comprehensive services, including state-of-art 3-D angiographyTeam-focused care for every stroke patient
  • Most experienced teams — including five neurohospitalists at Swedish Medical Center. The HealthONE Stroke Care network also includes 14 neurovascular neurosurgeons
  • Expertise — Swedish Medical Center is renowned for Stroke Care and treats nearly three times more stroke patients than any other hospital in Colorado. Experience translates to better outcomes for patients
  • Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital — comprehensive stroke rehabilitation with more certified staff than any other Colorado facility
  • Stroke Alert, developed at HealthONE in collaboration with physicians and EMS agencies to diagnose transport and treat stroke victims and minimize the effects of stroke
  • AirLife Denver — the region’s first dedicated and certified stroke transport teams
  • Two Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers at Swedish Medical Center and The Medical Center of Aurora
  • Stroke education and certifications for medical professionals in communities across the state
  • Patient treatment plans created with patients and an interdisciplinary team of physicians who weigh traditional approaches and less-invasive approaches for the best outcomes

Stroke Video

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Stroke is a brain injury that occurs when the brain's blood supply is interrupted. Without oxygen and nutrients from blood, brain tissue starts to die rapidly, resulting in a sudden loss of function.