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The leadership and stroke teams at USC Arcadia Hospital visited Monrovia Fire Station #101 to present three first responders with a certificate for their quick stroke recognition and swift action treating a stroke patient.

First responders recognized for their efforts to help stroke patients receive prompt medical attention at the hospital

The leadership and stroke care teams at USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) recently presented certificates of appreciation to Monrovia Fire Station #101 and Arcadia Fire Station #106, recognizing the first responders鈥� exceptional stroke symptom recognition skills and swift action. Their rapid assessment and transport of stroke patients to USC-AH helped make life-saving neuro intervention treatments possible.

Each year, the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency awards first responders with the quickest stroke treatment times in the county. For 2025, Monrovia Fire Station #101 and Arcadia Fire Station #106, working with USC-AH, took home this honor.

One example of this collaborative stroke care occurred in January 2025, when a 60-year-old patient called 911. The Monrovia Fire Station鈥檚 first responders dispatched to the patient鈥檚 home immediately recognized that the patient had experienced a large vessel occlusion, which completely blocks blood flow from a major artery to the brain and often results in disability or death when not treated quickly.

Due to the severity of the stroke, the first responders knew the patient needed to transport to the closest Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC), USC-AH. The Los Angeles County EMS has designated USC-AH as one of 27 CSCs, recognizing the hospital鈥檚 ability to provide the highest level of specialized stroke care.

The response team alerted USC-AH that the patient was en route, giving the clinical team time to prepare to treat the patient. Once the patient arrived, the hospital stroke team performed a CT scan to confirm a large-vessel blockage, prepared for a thrombectomy (clot removal procedure) and started the surgery, all within 91 minutes. An approximate 90-minute window from the identification of a stroke to surgical intervention is considered ideal to prevent neurological deficits, according to the American Stroke Association. The sooner the patient can be treated, the better outcome for the patient because prompt treatment helps prevent brain cell loss.

Due to the quick action of the Monrovia Fire Station first responders and the stroke team at the hospital, the patient had successful surgery and went home without any neurological damage for a full recovery.

The Arcadia Fire Station #106 team was recognized for quick transport of two patients they knew would require the advanced stroke care available at USC-AH. The first patient was 82 years old and required a thrombectomy to remove a large-vessel blockage. The second was 92 years old and received a medication that breaks up blood clots known as tenecteplase, or TNK. The patients were treated within 91 and 35 minutes, respectively, once arriving at USC-AH and were sent home with no neurological deficits thanks to the Arcadia first responders.

鈥淲e are fortunate to work alongside such dedicated first responders,鈥� said Ike Mmeje, president and CEO of USC Arcadia Hospital. 鈥淢eeting with the teams responsible for transporting stroke patients to our hospital gave us the opportunity to thank them personally for their service and show them how their quick actions directly contributed to positive patient outcomes. This collaboration is essential to delivering timely stroke care and saving lives.鈥�

The hospital鈥檚 multidisciplinary stroke team is comprised of neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional-radiologists, neuro-interventionalists, critical care intensivists, emergency physicians, radiologist, pharmacists, nurses and support staff. To learn more about stroke care at USC-AH, click聽here.

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