NHIF: Heart and Brain Center of Excellence – Pleven provides treatment of ischemic stroke with thrombolysis of the highest quality

According to official data from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) for 2019, the Heart and Brain Hospital – Pleven ranks among the leading medical institutions in the field of neurology on a national scale. The criterion for quality treatment is the application of the modern method of thrombolysis in ischemic stroke, with the percentage of use in Heart and Brain being one of the highest in the country.

The modern treatment of strokes in Bulgaria has doubled over the past three years, and the number of medical establishments in which it is being used is growing, despite changes in funding from the health insurance fund. This is indicated by the 2019 data from the Hospitals Index in the field of neurology. The data for are provided by the NHIF.