Find out more about stroke care, treatment and prevention at the
OU Health Comprehensive Stroke Center.

If you or a loved one experience signs of a stroke, call 9-1-1 now.
A stroke happens when blood stops flowing to your brain and damages surrounding cells. Every second counts. Recognize the signs of stroke—and get care now.
Get expert care at the OU Health Comprehensive Stroke Center at University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City, the first hospital in Oklahoma to achieve certification for excellence in stroke care from The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized accrediting agency. In 2020, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recognized the OU Health Stroke Center with the Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award and the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Award. That means you benefit from care that follows the most stringent national standards, supported by the most up-to-date and evidence-based practices.
At OU Health, you receive the highest level of stroke treatment available in Oklahoma and the surrounding five-state region from board-certified and fellowship-trained neurologists and neurosurgeons. You’ll get the best information available about your specific type of stroke, including options for treatment and recovery, as well as how to prevent another occurrence.
You or a loved one may experience one of three types of stroke:
Your age, family history, type and severity of stroke factor into determining the treatment you receive.
While at the OU Health Comprehensive Stroke Center, you benefit from the healthcare expertise and advanced resources of both our dedicated stroke unit and our neurosciences intensive care unit to help achieve optimal outcomes. Research shows these settings and the specially trained medical professionals who care for you enhance your outcomes after stroke while decreasing complications and length of your hospital stay.
You and your OU Health neurosciences team work together to ensure you receive the most appropriate care so you can return to as much function as possible for your particular condition. You and your care team also create an individualized plan with activities ranging from lifestyle changes to sophisticated testing and treatment based on the latest scientific information to help decrease your risk and prevent future strokes. If needed, your OU Health team continues to work with you and your family after you leave the hospital.
Around-the-clock access to the latest imaging technology at OU Health, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT perfusion, SPECT/CT scanning and PET/CT hybrid imaging, means you receive fast and accurate diagnosis of your specific condition, which leads to faster treatment and the potential for better outcomes.
When you're part of OU Health stroke care, you also benefit from our academic partnerships and consistent participation in regional and national research projects, including Oklahoma’s only source for StrokeNet clinical trials, to explore new medications, devices and technologies. That means your OU Health care team can select the most advanced techniques and procedures, or any combination—some found nowhere else in Oklahoma, for your stroke treatment.
At the OU Health Comprehensive Stroke Center, you'll work with some of the nation's most experienced neuroscience physicians. These board-certified and fellowship-trained vascular neurologists, vascular neurosurgeons, neurocritical care specialists, cardiologists, vascular surgeons and neuroradiologists collaborate as a multidisciplinary care team to treat the most complex instances of stroke in people of all ages.
During your stay, you receive care from the only dual-trained neurosurgeons in the region with expertise in cerebrovascular conditions who regularly treat more complex situations than any other physicians in the area.
In addition to the team of physicians, your OU Health multidisciplinary stroke care team also includes neuroscience nurses with advanced training in stroke care and experts in stroke treatment, complications and recovery, including physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists and therapists, and rehabilitation therapists.
As the fifth highest cause of death in Oklahoma and the United States — and the leading cause of disability — stroke affects about 800,000 people in the United States each year. At OU Health, stroke treatment results meet or exceed national standards.
Find out more about stroke care, treatment and prevention at the
OU Health Comprehensive Stroke Center.