Sharon Hospital earns national recognition for stroke care

Sharon Hospital earns national recognition for stroke care

Members of the Sharon Hospital stroke team, from left, Clairisse Hafey, DO; Abbie Alhashimi, Emergency Department Technician; Desiree Caranci, Emergency Department Secretary; Isaac Barnett, RN; Benjamin Vinciguerra, RN; Melissa Braislin, Director of Rehab, Cardiology Services and Stroke Program; Ashley Corkins. RN.

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SHARON — Northwell Health’s Sharon Hospital earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus and Honor Roll and Rural Stroke Gold awards for 2025.

The hospital’s award-winning stroke program brings together a multidisciplinary team of emergency medicine, radiology, neurology, nursing, pharmacy and rehabilitation specialists who work collaboratively to provide comprehensive, personalized care. Staff continually undergo training and education to stay current on best practices and to deliver the most effective treatments available.

“Receiving these awards reinforces the outstanding work our entire team does every day,” Melissa Braislin, director of rehab and cardiology services and stroke program coordinator at Sharon Hospital, stated in a press release Aug. 27. “We’re especially proud to bring such a high standard of care to our rural community. People can feel confident knowing they don’t have to travel far to get life-saving stroke treatment.”

In addition to providing acute stroke care, Sharon Hospital is active in the community, offering education on stroke prevention and symptom recognition.

Sharon Hospital is also certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. The hospital also recently earned an “A” grade for hospital quality and patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, as well as a Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades — placing it among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for patient safety.

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