TriStar Centennial Medical Center receives Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from DNV

Nashville, Tenn. — TriStar Centennial Medical Center is proud to announce it has received Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from DNV, demonstrating the highest level of competence for treatment of serious stroke events. This certification validates TriStar Centennial’s commitment to offering the highest standard of care for stroke patients across the region. DNV is an international classification society focused on risk management by setting standards and requirements for healthcare organizations to ensure patients receive quality care.

"When it comes to comprehensive stroke care, every second counts,” said Dr. Phaniraj Iyengar, medical director of the TriStar Centennial Stroke Center. “Our team understands that time lost is brain lost, which is why our multidisciplinary approach to provide patients with personalized treatment begins as soon as the 911 call is made. By the time a patient arrives in our ER, our stroke team is ready to initiate a streamlined process backed by our specialists and state of the art CT scans and MRI machines.”

TriStar Centennial provides 24/7 comprehensive stroke care including neurology, neurosurgery and radiology so patients receive high-quality care day or night. Specialized services also include a dedicated, state-of-the-art neurology intensive care unit and two neurointerventional biplane suites equipped to treat emergent stroke intervention, brain aneurysms and other neuroendovascular disorders. Our team partners with experts in minimally invasive spine surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, adult and pediatric spinal deformity, revision spine surgery and spinal tumors.

Find more information about TriStar Centennial’s comprehensive neurology program.