For critically ill stroke patients, the Emory Stroke Center has a Neurointensive Care Unit specifically designed for treating patients with critical neurological illnesses.
The benefit of neurocritical care for patients who are admitted to Emory University Hospital with stroke has been truly remarkable. Patients are spending less time in the intensive care unit (ICU), having fewer complications and are more likely to be discharged home from the hospital rather than going to a nursing home. – Owen Samuels, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery & Director of Neurocritical Care at Emory