Emergency Department Stroke Task Force

The ED Stroke Task Force has been tasked with the job of preparing emergency departments in Minnesota to be "stroke-ready" and to provide necessary and appropriate resources to emergency department staff around the state. The current task of this group is to develop a consensus protocol for stroke care in emergency departments to be adapted, adopted, and used by emergency departments in Minnesota. After this document is produced, the task force will work to provide resources and education to ED staff.

Roster (2007)
Ms. Beth Ashmore, Innovis Health
Dr. Michelle Biros, HCMC Department of Emergency Medicine
Ms. Tania Daniels, Minnesota Hospital Association
Ms. Mary DuPlessis-Tchida, Hennepin County Medical Center
Ms. Janet Finley, Saint Marys Hospital – Mayo Clinic
Dr.  Stuart Fritz  Emergency Physicians, PA
Ms. Dede Koenekamp, Regions Hospital
Ms. Annette Kritzler, Stratis Health
Dr. David Larson, Emergency Physicians & Consultants, PA
Ms. Donna Lindsay, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Dr. Mark Newman, HealthEast
Ms. Kari Olson, Fairview Southdale Hospital
* Ms. Darcy Olson, North Memorial Medical Center
Mr. Paul Schoenberg, St. Cloud Hospital
* Ms. Tess Sierzant, HealthEast/St. Joseph's Hospital
Ms. Joan Somes, Emergency Nurses Association, MN State Council
Ms. Amy Susag Maynard, Unity Hospital           
Mr. Kevin Weber, Genentech
Ms. Christine Zahler, North Memorial Medical Center

* Co-Chairs

For more information or to join this group, please contact James Peacock at james.peacock@state.mn.us or (651) 201-5405.