Crouse Connects

Crouse isn’t just about healthcare. We’re about what we believe sets us apart: Carepassion™ .

We always say we’re not a ‘perfect’ hospital. But our physicians, nurses, providers and staff strive to listen to each patient and family member’s feelings and needs with the respect and dignity you deserve.

Our CrouseConnects blog is designed to talk about some of the ways we connect and do just that. How we work on achieving clinical advances that help us provide the best in patient care for our community and region. And how we try to tend to the “little things” — parking, getting around and dining, for example — to make anyone’s visit or stay at Crouse more welcoming and comfortable.

Tag Archives: Comprehensive Stroke Center

Stroke Care: Beyond the Hospital

By: Laurie Clark

How Crouse is helping patients recover from stroke long after their hospital stay.

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Carotid Artery Disease: Understanding this Pre-Stroke Condition

By: Crouse News

“Check the neck.” This simple mantra is one important way to help detect carotid artery disease, a primary cause of stroke and stroke-like symptoms. The carotid arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to both the head and brain via four carotid arteries in the neck, with a pair located on each side. It’s important…

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Crouse Stroke Survivor Spreads Message of Hope and Love

By: Cheryl Abrams

On Feb. 24, 2020, Derrick Tennant was loving life. The stand-up comedian and motivational speaker had a great gig at Atlantis, a premier hotel and casino in the Bahamas. On a beautiful Monday, he soaked up the sun and surveyed the oceanside scenery without a care in the world. Then came the cell phone text…

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Remembering Advocate for Brain Conditions

By: Crouse News

This past August, the Crouse Health family and the Central New York community were deeply saddened by the loss of Mary Rozzano Cook, a tireless advocate for individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by a brain aneurysm or hemorrhagic stroke. After her own successful surgery for a brain aneurysm, Mary established the CNY…

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