Posts categorized as “Stroke”

Dodging Bullets

Thanks to Keith Woodward, M.D., an interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, the 70-year-old veteran not only survived but emerged from the ordeal with only a slight balance issue.

A Greater Purpose

Laverne VanDorselaer was celebrating her 89th birthday and moved to pack up her leftovers in a to-go box. “I couldn’t move my hand,” Laverne says. “I couldn’t understand why.”

Never Give Up

Greeting guests as he strolls amid linen-covered tables, Hubert Smith commands the room. You would never know his secret if he chose not to share it. Smith, 65, is recovering from a stroke.

Thrombectomy: Removing a stroke-causing clot

Thrombectomy can mean the difference between a patient merely surviving a stroke, and a stroke patient returning to a full and active lifestyle.

One Woman, Two Strokes

Keith Woodward, MD, a neurointerventional radiologist at Fort Sanders Regional, performed a thrombectomy on Epperson to remove the clot that caused the stroke.

Continuum of Care

Rodhouse benefitted from an incredible continuum of care, and in the space of a few hours transitioned from being a stroke patient to a heart patient, all at the same hospital.