Simi Valley Stroke Care

Certified Primary Stroke Center in Ventura County

Residents of Simi Valley, Moorpark and the surrounding communities who experience a stroke have the advantage of a hospital with specialized services for stroke treatment. Adventist Health Simi Valley is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, the nation’s top healthcare accrediting body.

Stroke certification confirms that Adventist Health Simi Valley has the personnel, procedures and facilities to provide outstanding care for stroke patients in a very timely manner. As part of the Ventura County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) stroke network, the county EMS transports local stroke patients directly to Adventist Health Simi Valley for timely care.

Stroke care quality awards

Adventist Health Simi Valley has earned the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Achievement Award for 2021.

Hospitals receiving this achievement recognition have reached an aggressive goal of treating patients to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for one calendar year. In addition, those hospitals have demonstrated compliance to an additional level of heart failure quality during the 12-month period.

Proven expertise in stroke care

Adventist Health Simi Valley’s qualifications and capabilities to provide care for stroke patients extend beyond our Primary Stroke Center designation and our awards:

• Our emergency room nurses and other staff throughout the hospital are specially trained and certified in stroke assessment through the National Institutes of Health. This training provides the skills to identify specific signs of stroke and the effect the stroke has had on the brain. Nurses are required to successfully complete a renewal process for their certification every year.
• Our stroke program’s medical director and coordinator are required to undergo continuing education annually to stay up-to-date on the latest standards of practice and information about stroke care.
• Adventist Health Simi Valley must continually demonstrate that we are maintaining the standards that earned us certification from key healthcare governing bodies, including The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).