On March 16, 2006, Toni Zemaitis was up most of the night studying for nursing school. In the morning, she suddenly collapsed. The paramedics rushed her to University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center.

Her primary care physician, a UH Doctor, recognized the severity of her condition and sent her via MedEvac to University Hospitals Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center. There, UH Doctors used specially developed brain mapping to pinpoint the cause—a ruptured aneurysm near her brain stem. The surgeon then used a small titanium clip to stop the hemorrhaging. It’s called “microsurgical clipping.”

Sophisticated procedures like this are why the UH Neurological Institute was Ohio’s first designated institute for comprehensive neurological care.

In just a few months, Toni was back to studying. Today, she’s looking forward to graduating so she can help people the way those at UH helped her.