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Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers are required to:
- have dedicated neurointensive care unit beds for complex stroke patients and provide neurocritical care 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- use advanced imaging capabilities
- meet minimum requirements for providing care to patients with a diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage, performing endovascular coiling or surgical clipping procedures for aneurysm and administering intravenous tPA (tissue plasminogen activator)
- coordinate post-hospital care for patients
- use a peer review process to evaluate and monitor the care provided to patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
- participate in stroke research
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