Sydney Adventist Hospital named among nation’s best for stroke care

Sydney Adventist Hospital (fondly known as the San) has been recognised for its high standard of stroke care, joining a list of only 19 Australian hospitals that have received official stroke unit certification from the Australian Stroke Coalition (ASC). 

The ASC Stroke Unit Certification Program encourages hospitals to meet a set of national criteria to deliver the best possible stroke care to patients. This includes caring for all stroke patients on a single dedicated ward, providing specialist staffing, regular training, data monitoring and improvement, and patient involvement in decision making.  

“Treatment on a dedicated stroke unit is proven to make the biggest overall difference of any intervention to patient outcomes following stroke, reducing the risks of both death and disability. Both Australian and international evidence suggests that rigorous stroke centre certification programs improve the quality of stroke care and patient outcomes” said Kelvin Hill, Stroke Foundation National Manager, Stroke Treatment.  

“The San's extensive team of neurologists, neurology registrars, neurosurgery registrars, neurophysiology technicians, neuropsychologists and neurosurgeons are one of the largest neurological and neurosurgical teams of any private hospital in NSW.  

Additionally, our Stroke CNC, nursing and allied health professionals play pivotal roles in the stroke care we provide by following standardised stroke clinical pathways to ensure patients receive timely treatment. The San is blessed to have a dedicated health care team who are instrumental in providing time-critical care enhancing outcomes for patients in their moments of greatest need,” said Brett Goods, Adventist HealthCare CEO.  

“We are delighted by this acknowledgement of the excellent quality of care our team provide for stroke patients.”