Neurointensive care unit opens at NYU Langone
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A new level of neurological care is
now available in Brooklyn with
the opening of NYU Langone
Hospital–Brooklyn’s new neurointensive
care unit.
The state-of-the-art unit features
four fully equipped single-bed patient
rooms with a new dedicated nursing
station. Each patient room has access
to the latest in diagnostic equipment
— including fi beroptic intracranial
pressure monitoring, bedside ultrasound,
therapeutic temperature management
technology, and transcranial
doppler to measure blood fl ow
through the brain. The unit is an expansion
of the adjacent 10-bed surgical
intensive care unit on the hospital’s
fourth fl oor.
As Brooklyn’s fi rst Joint Commission
certifi ed Comprehensive Stroke
Center — and the only facility in the
Northeast that additionally holds
Joint Commission certifi cation for
stroke rehabilitation — the hospital
has built a strong stroke, neurology,
and neurosurgical program that is
second to none.
“This latest expansion demonstrates
our commitment to delivering
advanced, around-the-clock neurocritical
care to our patients, our
community, and our region,” says Dr.
Aaron S. Lord, chief of neurology at
NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn,
who will oversee the new unit along
with Dr. Erich G. Anderer, chief of
neurosurgery at the hospital.
“Our institution includes some of
the most talented brain and spine surgeons
in the fi eld, and the new unit
will provide an environment that will
encourage even faster recovery with
a highly skilled nursing and medical
staff available 24/7,” says Dr. Anderer.
The new facility is an integral part
of the medical center for stroke and
neurovascular diseases, which brings
leading experts in neurology, neurosurgery,
neurocritical care, neurointerventional
radiology, neuroradiology,
and neurorehabilitation together
to diagnose and treat the most complex
conditions affecting the brain
and spinal cord.
“Stroke is among the most interdisciplinary
specialties in the medical
fi eld,” said Dr. Koto Ishida, medical
director of the stroke program at
NYU Langone Health. “Collaboration
is critical to understanding and
treating a patient with a neurovascular
condition, whether with the
emergency department nursing staff,
the physicians and surgeons, or the
outpatient physical, occupational, or
speech therapists — everyone plays
a part in delivering exceptional care
during this diffi cult time for patients
and their families.”
While hospitalizations due to
stroke in Brooklyn are above state
and national rates, the borough has
among the lowest rates of stroke death
in the United States, according to federal
Centers for Disease and Prevention
data.
“Our outcomes in stroke treatment
are a key indicator that what we have
built here in Brooklyn is saving lives
and serving as a model for other institutions
across the country,” said Dr.
Rudy.
Learn more about NYU Langone
Hospital–Brooklyn and the Center for
Stroke and Neurovascular Diseases at
https://nyulangone.org.
The neurointensive care unit at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn features a state-of-the-art
care environment.
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