The Harvey R. Chaplin Family Stroke & Chest Pain Center

Overview & Our Approach

At Mount Sinai Medical Center, our expertly trained physicians work with advanced imaging technology, the latest research data, and a multidisciplinary team of providers to deliver the best quality stroke care in the region. Patients and their families can take comfort knowing The Harvey R. Chaplin Family Stroke & Chest Pain Center at Mount Sinai has earned designation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) by The Joint Commission, considered the “gold seal of approval” for healthcare accreditation. In fact, our Stroke Center has the highest level of accreditation available in the United States, and we are one of only 15 hospitals in Florida that have achieved this honor.

Mount Sinai has set exceptionally high standards for stroke prevention, rehabilitation, education, and community awareness. The American Stroke Association (ASA) has recognized the medical center’s system wide initiatives by presenting the hospital with its Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for stroke care, the highest recognition given by the ASA. The award recognizes Mount Sinai’s commitment and success in meeting all of the association’s Get With The Guidelines® stroke performance indicators and quality measures, which leads to higher quality of care and better outcomes. Efforts are continuing to evolve the medical center’s stroke program, including adding neuroendovascular dedicated spaces and incorporating the latest technology into both new and redesigned spaces. Whether you access care at our main campus in Miami Beach or our freestanding emergency programs in Aventura or Hialeah, you can expect the same standard of exceptional care. For outcomes, click here.

Experience Meets Speed

At Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Stroke Center, our physicians, nurses, and technicians treat approximately 450 stroke patients each year. As a result, they have the experience and expertise to administer appropriate treatment quickly. As a testament to their skill, Mount Sinai has some of the fastest “Door-to-Needle” time in the region. This refers to the time from when a patient enters the emergency department to the time when they receive clot-busting medication or some other form of intervention to prevent long-term damage.

In addition to their proven ability to quickly care for patients suffering stroke symptoms, Mount Sinai’s Stroke Center physicians include doctors who are trained specifically in treating neuroendovascular diseases. This advanced fellowship training better prepares our doctors to care for stroke patients by collaborating daily with the entire team of physicians to review patients’ circumstances and collectively determine the treatment plan.

Accreditations and Awards

• Mount Sinai’s stroke center has earned designation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. This designation assures patients that the center follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve the outcomes of the most complex stroke cases.
• Mount Sinai was only the second hospital in Miami-Dade County and one of just 16 in the state to receive the designation, which recognizes the medical center’s well-developed, system-wide initiatives on stroke prevention, rehabilitation, education, community awareness, and research.
• The American Stroke Association (ASA) has recognized our system-wide initiatives by presenting Mount Sinai with its Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for stroke care, the highest recognition given by the ASA and the GWTG Stroke Award (AHA) for Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll this award highlights Mount Sinai’s performance with intravenous thrombolytics.
• The award recognizes our commitment and success in meeting all of the association’s Get With The Guidelines stroke performance indicators and quality measures. Recent studies show that patients treated in hospitals who meet these measures receive a higher quality of care and may experience better outcomes.