Mosaic Life Care expands stroke care program
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Dr. Abdallah Amireh cuts a ribbon at Mosaic Life Care’s new stroke care facility.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — After years of planning and 11 months of construction, Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph announced new stroke treatment technologies that the company says will make it a top-level primary stroke care facility.
“I am thrilled about the expansion of our neuroendovascular program,” Mosaic CEO Mike Poore said in a news release from the hospital. “This is a significant step forward in our ability to provide cutting-edge, minimally invasive treatments for our patients. Our commitment to the best technology and expanding access to advanced care for our communities has never been stronger.”
Program expansion means new stroke technologies with a biplane medical device for both neurology and cardiology procedures, including thrombectomies, which are clot retrieval procedures for stroke patients. Additionally, Mosaic can perform other invasive and noninvasive procedures such as carotid stenting and preventive angiograms in an interventional suite, as opposed to an operating room, the news release stated.
“We’re picking up the fruit of everything we planted,” Dr. Abdallah Amireh, an interventional neurologist who joined Mosaic in August, said in a statement. “It’s been a long journey. It’s extremely gratifying to see it in action now.”
Amireh is quick to point out every time his team brings a patient into that room, their sole focus is providing the best care to that individual.
“We’re going to be helping save lives and improving patients’ quality of lives,” Amireh said. “This is emotional for me. This is what I’ve been working toward the past two years. … Patients will receive life-saving treatments with quicker response times during stroke. There is no longer a reason for any patient to go anywhere else.”
Time is brain
The new lab includes a biplane medical device with 3D imaging, allowing Amireh and his team to look at the brain as an entire sphere. This gives a complete picture of the situation to troubleshoot in a matter of minutes, when it matters most, the news release stated.
New procedure
New technology, along with Amireh’s specialized training, now allows for thrombectomy procedures at Mosaic.
Amireh said a thrombectomy, or mechanical clot retrieval, is the optimal treatment — surgically removing a blood clot with a catheter in an artery caused by an ischemic stroke and immediately restoring blood flow to the brain.
“It’s a minimally invasive surgery that’s a powerful alternative when blood thinners and clot-busting drugs aren’t enough,” Amireh said.
