Overview
- Mar del Plata’s HIGA Dr. Oscar Alende ran daylong, hospital-wide drills to ensure every staff member can spot stroke signs, trigger the Código ACV, and meet the 4.5‑hour thrombolysis window with clear pathways for thrombectomy.
- Córdoba hosted an interactive public campaign backed by the provincial Health Ministry and Boehringer Ingelheim, while the Red de ACV coordinated 24 hospitals under unified protocols to cut delays from triage to imaging and treatment.
- Sanatorio Allende detailed a 24/7 stroke-unit workflow covering rapid triage, MRI/CT confirmation, intravenous fibrinolysis or mechanical thrombectomy, intensive-care monitoring, and early neurorehabilitation to improve recovery.
- Experts reiterated that stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in Argentina with about 100,000 cases a year, underscoring time-critical care as well as risk control for hypertension, smoking, diabetes, cholesterol and atrial fibrillation.
- Community education expanded through the Héroes FAST school program, which has reached more than 6,000 students across several provinces and is slated to grow into 2026, with additional public events scheduled such as a weekend awareness day.