Department of Neurology Clinical Services
Excellence in Stroke Care Heading link
In 1997, the newly formed OSF Stroke Network became the largest rural stroke network in the United States.
In 2004, the OSF Stroke Center earned the “Gold Seal of Approval” as a JCAHO certified Primary Stroke Center, the first in Illinois.
Now affiliated with over 25 Illinois hospitals, the Stroke team has developed into one of the most progressive stroke programs in the country, providing excellence in the care of stroke patients, as well as clinical research and education.
Sub-specialties Heading link
With this large referral base, the department has also been able to introduce additional sub-specialty services and clinics, including:
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic
- Headache
- Movement and Spasticity Clinics
- Multiple Sclerosis Center
- Neuro-ophthalmology and vertigo
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Neuro-rehabilitation
- Sleep disorders
Illinois Neurological Institute Heading link
This expanded Neurology department has since joined forces with the departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology to form the Illinois Neurological Institute, a hospital within OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.