{"id":180642,"date":"2022-01-05T17:32:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=180642"},"modified":"2022-01-05T17:35:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:35:02","slug":"stroke-and-the-need-to-be-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/01\/stroke-and-the-need-to-be-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Stroke and the Need to BE FAST"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n  <p>Our team does a fantastic job \u2014 before they leave the hospital \u2014 to set everyone up for success. <cite> &#8212 Brooke Medel<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stroke care at UConn Health continues to enjoy recognition from outside entities, acknowledging the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stroke-center\/\">UConn Health Stroke Center<\/a>&#8216;s effectiveness in prompt intervention, advanced treatment options, and methods to enhance recovery with minimal disability.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the nurses behind the program&#8217;s success, <strong>Jennifer Sposito<\/strong> (clinical coordinator) and <strong>Brooke Medel<\/strong> (patient navigator), elaborate, with an explanation of the &#8220;BE FAST&#8221; acronym that&#8217;s key to salvaging healthy brain tissue in the race against the clock.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>You can have all of your care in one place, which is quicker for you. It improves recovery, because outcomes are really dependent on how quickly you get them. So it&#8217;s really wonderful we can do all this here for our patients. <cite> &#8212 Jennifer Sposito<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nTW3TZj6o4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/archives\/uconn-health-podcast\/stroke-and-the-need-to-be-fast\">Stroke and the Need to BE FAST<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Stroke and the Need to BE FAST&#8221; &#8212; UConn Health\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/archives\/uconn-health-podcast\/stroke-and-the-need-to-be-fast\/embed#?secret=a82nZzWrVa#?secret=nTW3TZj6o4\" data-secret=\"nTW3TZj6o4\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UConn Health Stroke Center continues to earn accolades for its effectiveness in treating stroke and promoting recovery with minimal disability. 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