Rated #1 hospital in Minnesota for Stroke Care

Fairview Southdale Hospital, Minnesota’s leader for stroke care, is the proud recipient of HealthGrades’ Stroke Care Excellence Award™., three years in a row . The award recognizes the top 10 percent of stroke care providers in the United States. HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent hospital ratings organization, also rates Fairview Southdale Hospital number one in Minnesota for Stroke Care, 2008 and 2009, and granted the hospital a five-star rating, the highest possible, for outstanding clinical quality in stroke treatment..

Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center

As a Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, Fairview Southdale hospital has met the highest national standards of excellence that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients. Only four percent of the hospitals in the country have this certification.

Fairview Southdale Hospital Stroke Program

Renowned as one of the top stroke hospitals in the country, the stroke program at Fairview Southdale Hospital is a key component of the Fairview Southdale Heart, Stroke and Vascular Center. Named a Primary Stroke Center in 2004, the stroke program is a leader in stroke prevention and treatment. This comprehensive program is second to none. Led by an exceptional team of physicians, nurses, and clinicians, the stroke program uses advanced technology combined with years of clinical expertise to ensure our patients receive the best care possible.

Treatments we offer

Our interdisciplinary stroke team provides a full continuum of comprehensive stroke care to address  the needs of our patients and their families in a caring, thorough manner. We provide:

• Emergency medical care for people experience acute stroke;
• Neurology;
• Neuro critical care;
• Neurosurgery ;
• Neurointerventional radiology;
• tPA;
• Carotid artery surgery;
• Stroke after care programs that include classes for stroke survivors, stroke Tai Chi and more;
• Peer visitors.

Stroke symptoms

Strokes are preventable, and knowing the warning signs can reduce their severity:

• Sudden one-sided weakness, numbness or paralysis;
• Blurred or decreased vision in one or both eyes;
• Difficulty speaking or understanding others;
• Dizziness or loss of balance; and/or,
• Severe or unexplained headache.

If you have any of these symptoms, call 911!

Stroke program medical director

Fairview Southdale Hospital welcomes Alexander Zubkov, MD, PhD, FAHA, medical director for the Fairview Southdale Hospital Stroke Program. Learn more.

Stroke survivors contribute to new book: Climbing the Mountain: Stories of Hope and Healing after Stroke and Brain Injury

Our physician partners

Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
952-920-7200

Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd
952-926-2711

St. Paul Radiology
651-917-9930

Suburban Radiologic Consultants
952-893-0588

Minnesota Vascular Clinic
952-927-5146

Heart Care

Artery and Vein Care

Neurosciences Care

Stroke resources for patients and their families

American Stroke Association

Brain Resource and Information Network

Internet Stroke Center at Washington University in St. Louis

National Aphasia Association

National Rehabilitation and Information Center

National Rehabilitation and Information Center

National Stroke Association