Coliseum Health System recently named Shannon Milanek, BSN, RN, as the stroke program coordinator for Coliseum Medical Centers and Coliseum Northside Hospital. In this role, she will be responsible for planning, implementing and coordinating services associated with stroke care for the two hospitals. She will collect and analyze data about patient outcomes and ensure Coliseum Health System continues to provide the most efficient quality care for stroke patients.
 
Coliseum Health System is well-known in the medical community for their response to stroke patients, delivering life-saving care when minutes matter the most. Coliseum Medical Centers and Coliseum Northside Hospital are both certified by The Joint Commission as Primary Stroke Centers. This year, both hospitals were presented Awards of Excellence at the Georgia Stroke Conference for their response times.  They were the only two middle Georgia hospitals to receive awards at the conference.
 
Milanek said, “My new role as stroke coordinator will include all my favorite aspects of being nurse: education, teamwork and patient advocacy.  I plan to continue growing our stroke program and build on our current achievements to move us to the next level.”
 
Milanek graduated from Middle Georgia College & State University in 2009.  She has nursing experience in the emergency department, hospice and case management. She and husband live in Warner Robins and have a 15 year old son.  In their spare time, they like to watch their son’s high school wrestling team and spend time traveling together as a family.