The MVHS Stroke and Neuro-Endovascular Program at the Wynn Hospital has received certification from DNV as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, reflecting the highest level of competence for treatment of serious stroke events. MVHS becomes only the seventh Comprehensive Stroke Center in Upstate New York and the only one between Syracuse and Albany.
The DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification is based on standards set forth by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association, and affirms that the medical center addresses the full spectrum of stroke care – diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education – and establishes clear metrics to evaluate outcomes.
Comprehensive stroke centers are typically the largest and best-equipped hospitals in a given geographical area that can treat any kind of stroke or stroke complication. In a growing number of states, stroke center certification determines to which facility a patient should be taken for the most appropriate, reimbursable care.
Learn more about our designation by watching the video below:
What does this designation mean for you?
Our whole hospital is involved in your care, from emergency treatment and education through recovery and rehabilitation.
We are ready before you arrive.
- A primary nurse is assigned to you for one-on-one care
- An Emergency Department physician is notified of your condition
- A lab technician is waiting to draw blood
- CT scanner and EKG technicians are notified and ready for your arrival
- Pharmacy is ready to consult for thrombolytic dosage, learn more about this critical tool for stroke treatment.
Our dedicated clinical professionals have received extensive training as part of our Comprehensive Stroke Center designation and all patients’ outcomes are monitored to continually improve the care we provide.
- Neuro-Interventional Surgery and Comprehensive Stroke Services
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (thrombolytic) Treatment
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stroke Support Group – The Stroke Support Group is an educational support group for stroke survivors and their caregivers that seeks to provide evidence based information, mutual support, structure, and resources that promote increased independence and quality of life. Call 315-624-6859 for more information.
Ketevan Berekashvili, MD
Independent Provider
Kevin Yeboah, MD
Accepting New Patients
Stephanie Moshinskie, NP
Accepting New Patients
Scott S. Brehaut, MD
Independent Provider
Keith DeSousa, MD
Accepting New Patients
Awards and Accreditations
Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll
The Wynn Hospital of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®– Stroke Gold Plus Award for the 16th consecutive year. The gold award recognizes the hospital’s performance for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
MVHS earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.
In addition to the Gold Plus Award for stroke, MVHS also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke℠ Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll awards.
- To qualify for Target: Stroke℠ Honor Roll-Elite Award, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll Award aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 18 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.
