Stride4Stroke Awareness
2009 Stride4Stroke 5K Run & Walk
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In an effort to combat stroke in the Greater Houston area, The Methodist Hospital System hosted the Stride4Stroke 5K Run & Walk on March 7, 2009 at Rice University. Stride4Stroke helped increase stroke awareness as Houston’s only 5K dedicated to this debilitating disease. The Run & Walk was a day of activities for the entire family. Drayton McLane, owner of the Houston Astros, was the honorary chair of the event.
Methodist’s 5K Run & Walk is part of a comprehensive initiative called Taking Strides4Stroke: Community Stroke Awareness Campaign. The goal of the five-year campaign is to create a stroke education program model at Methodist that can be used by other urban hospitals and communities throughout the nation.
All proceeds will benefit the Methodist Neurological Institute and its stroke outreach education which serves all Methodist system hospitals including:
- The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center
- San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown
- Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in Sugar Land
- Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Northwest Houston
“Texas is one of the 10 states within the nation’s stroke belt,” said Dr. David Chiu, medical director of the Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center. “By educating the public about the signs and symptoms of stroke and the treatment options, we could significantly reduce the impact of stroke.”
2009 Stride4Stroke 5K Run & Walk 
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About the Methodist Neurological Institute
The Methodist Neurological Institute (NI) houses the practice and research activities of the departments of neurology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology and physical medicine & rehabilitation at The Methodist Hospital. The mission of the NI is to advance the discovery of the origins, mechanisms and treatment of neurological disease and to provide comprehensive care for patients with disorders and injuries of the brain and spinal cord.
The Methodist Hospital is one of the nation’s largest private, non-profit general hospitals. Methodist is primarily affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Methodist is also affiliated with the University of Houston.
Methodist is ranked among the country’s top centers in 12 specialties in U.S News & World Report’s 2008 America’s Best Hospitals issue. The hospital ranked in more specialties than any other hospital in Texas, and is 12th in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery.
About the Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center
With 18 beds, the Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center at the Methodist Neurological Institute (NI) is the largest dedicated stroke unit in Texas and designated a certified primary stroke center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The Center is a leader in all areas of stroke research, including diagnosis, innovative treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, and recovery.
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