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Cleveland Clinic honors Stuart Fire Rescue with "Stroke Champion" awards

City Commission of the City of Stuart · January 14, 2026

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Cleveland Clinic Martin Health presented stroke champion awards to Stuart Fire Rescue personnel for rapid, coordinated response that enabled a timely thrombectomy and positive patient outcome; Clinic staff emphasized the role of first responders in stroke recognition and prevention.

Cleveland Clinic Martin Health presented stroke champion awards to members of Stuart Fire Rescue at the City of Stuart commission meeting on Jan. 12, recognizing their rapid response that delivered a stroke patient to interventional radiology within an hour.

Dr. Whitney Mayberry, a stroke neurologist with Cleveland Clinic, described the system of care and said the Clinic's comprehensive and primary stroke centers, together with first responders, had provided stroke care to "well over 1,000 stroke patients" in the community in 2025. Debbie Breyer, stroke program manager at Tradition Hospital, and Lucy, the nurse manager at North Hospital, highlighted the EMS team's teamwork that enabled a thrombectomy and a favorable recovery.

Mayor and commissioners thanked firefighters and EMS personnel for their service. The clinic underscored continued community education on blood-pressure and diabetes control as primary prevention strategies.