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Windsor Regional Hospital sets up specialized Acute Stroke Unit

The new 16-bed Acute Stroke Unit was unveiled at the hospital's Ouellette campus on Thursday and will be staffed by a "stroke team" that includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists.

16-bed unit opened at Ouellette campus

Janice Dawson, Vice President, Critical Care, Cardiology, Support Services and Regional Stroke speaks during a media event to announce the opening of the new Acute Stroke Unit at the Windsor Regional Hospital Ouellette campus. (Jason Viau/CBC)

Stroke patients at the Windsor Regional Hospital now have a unit dedicated to providing them with specialized care.

The new 16-bed Acute Stroke Unit was unveiled at the hospital's Ouellette campus on Thursday and will be staffed by a "stroke team" that includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists.

"Rather than having patients dispersed throughout the region, this unit allows us to concentrate our local stroke care expertise on one floor, one unit, to realize better patient outcomes," said the hospital's coordinator for the District Stroke Centre of Windsor-Essex, Denise St. Louis.