A resident of La Canada, California, Andy Leeka has spent his career working in finance and management in the medical industry. Andy Leeka spent more than 20 years at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a hospital that features a comprehensive stroke center.
There are various levels of certification that a stroke center can obtain, with comprehensive certification being the highest level available. A center that has earned this certification has proven its ability to treat and manage the most complex cases. A stroke center must meet a number of criteria to earn comprehensive certification, including already having a primary certification. These certifications are obtained through the Joint Commission, the largest provider of certifications in the country.
A comprehensive stroke center must have personnel available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to do everything from imaging to operations. The center must have certain imaging equipment, including CTA, DSA, MRI/MRA, and TCD. There must also be ICU services available and experts in endovascular procedures, neurology, and neurosurgery, along with personnel skilled in treating intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic strokes, and subarachnoid hemorrhages.
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