Mercy Health-St. Rita's talks local treatment after becoming a certified comprehensive stroke center

Local stroke victims will no longer have to be sent to Toledo, Dayton, Columbus, or Fort Wayne for treatment. Six weeks ago, the hospital became a certified comprehensive stroke center. This means Mercy Health-St. Rita's is now able to care for strokes ranging from acute to complex, including hemorrhagic strokes and neurovascular disease. St Rita's is the 14th hospital in the state, and the first in the region, to receive the certification of being a comprehensive stroke center.