Southern Ohio Medical Center
Immediate Access to Advanced Stroke Treatment and Therapies
Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC) partners with OhioHealth to ensure stroke patients in Portsmouth, Ohio, are never far from expert neurologists who specialize in stroke care.
The OhioHealth Stroke Network is a "hub and spoke" model, which maximizes efficiency in stroke care, while minimizing transfer of a stroke patient to another hospital for advanced care, unless it’s absolutely needed.
When a stroke patient is identified at a partner hospital, such as Southern Ohio Medical Center, the Stroke Network is activated and an on-call stroke specialist from an OhioHealth hospital is available within minutes. SOMC partners with the OhioHealth Stroke Network to help diagnose stroke patients, as well as develop a treatment plan.