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Primary Stroke Center
Email: ehawkins@penbayhealthcare.org
Penobscot Bay Medical Center is a community hospital dedicated to providing effective and efficient stroke care to the people of Mid-Coast Maine. We are committed to collaboration with all members of the healthcare team in the stroke care continuum with a common goal of optimizing health and quality of life of people with stroke.
PBMC Stroke Center Mission Statement
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The Stroke Center at Penobscot Bay Medical Center isn't a room. It's a system of stroke care – a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to collaborative treatment and healing. It's a patient-centered focus on stroke detection, management across the entire healthcare spectrum, from Emergency Medical Services through rehabilitation.PBMC: Primary Stroke Center

From emergency medical technicians in the community who will respond to a 911 call for an ambulance to the doctors and nurses in every department at Penobscot Bay Medical Center. From the physical therapists to the pharmacists at the PBMC dispensary to the personnel who handle home-care visits. We've covered all elements of stroke care in a center approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). And we're proud to say PBMC is one of only two such accredited hospitals in Maine.  Click to read more about this.

PBMC treats between 160 and 180 patients for stroke each year. Nationally, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 45 seconds – that's approximately 700,000 people annually, according to the American Heart Association.

It’s important to remember that stroke is a medical emergency. If you or someone you're with experiences signs of a stroke, call 911 right away. Precious minutes can save precious lives.

What are the signs and symptoms of stroke?

  • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
  • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
  • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
  • Sudden severe headache with no known cause

A person experiencing warning signs of stroke may have only one, or seveal of these warning signs. Medical treatment should be sought immediately when any of these warning signs suddenly appear.

 

Updated: 12/30/08
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