http://www.lef.org/Magazine/2015/9/Reversing-Acute-Ischemic-Stroke/Page-01?p=1 talks about the need to deal with deal quickly with people suffering from Ischemic stroke and the correct protocol. Using the correct protocol as soon as possible prevents people winding up in nursing homes.
The lack of hospitals trained in the stroke protocol is what caught my attention. Life Extension provides a list of hospitals and it seems that these stroke centers are mostly in affluent areas. Olushola