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a participating hospital no more
than one hour away from every
citizen, and to get a cardiac or
stroke patient the most appropriate
treatment in less than 120 minutes.
Kadlec designations
All Washington hospitals were
invited to apply to be a part of
the new system and then were
evaluated on their emergency
cardiac and/or stroke care.
Kadlec was awarded level 1—the
highest level—for cardiac care.
Kadlec is the only hospital in
the region with this designation.
Kadlec’s cardiothoracic surgeons
are Hannan Chaugle, MD, and Juan
Cordero Jr., MD.
Kadlec received a level 2 stroke
Kadlec was chosen
as a top-tier site for
cardiac care.
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Rand Wortman
President and CEO,
Kadlec Health System
Nikki Ostergaard
Marketing Specialist,
Kadlec Health System
Lane Savitch
President,
Kadlec Regional
Medical Center
Jim Hall
Community Relations
Director,
Kadlec Health System
center designation. Kadlec vascular
neurologist Sarabjit Atwal, MD, who
has studied stroke at the Cleveland
Clinic, serves as the hospital’s
Stroke Center medical director.
Appropriate care
begins with emergency
medical services
The new emergency system
starts with the region’s EMS teams,
who determine where a patient
should be taken to receive the most
appropriate level of care.
“It is important patients know
that in the case of emergency
stroke or cardiac care, the EMS
personnel will take the patient
directly to a hospital with the level
of care they determine is needed,”
said Roger Casey, RN, Kadlec’s
trauma and stroke coordinator.
“This new system coordinates
emergency cardiac and stroke
treatment so lives can be saved and
disability reduced.”
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or stroke and cardiac
emergencies, getting a
patient to the right place
with the right resources in
the right time can make a life-and-
death difference.
Washington’s hospitals, emergency
medical services (EMS), professional
organizations and state agencies
have been working together to
design an emergency cardiac and
stroke system. The goal is to have
New emergency care system