# Event Details - **Event Name**: Always BE FAST: What Every Family Should Know About Stroke - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Community members and hospital staff are invited to join us for a lunch and learn update on stroke prevention and treatment.About this EventMay is Stroke Awareness Month! Join the conversation and spread the word Join Dignity Health Mercy and Memorial Hospitals for a Doc Talk to learn about the following discussion topics: Understanding the basics, and why every minute mattersBE FAST: How to recognize the warning signs - and what to do the moment you spot themInside the ER: What actually happens when you come in with a stroke How technology is bringing expert neurologists to your bedside Clot-busting Medic*tion (tPA), why getting it early can change everything, and what to expect Risk factors and prevention, and what you can do today to lower your risk Who's affected, how common it is, and why awareness saves liveWednesday, May 27, 2026Mercy Hospital Southwest CampusBuena Vista Room300 Old River Road, Bakersfield, CA 9331112:00 PM - 1:00 PMA light lunch will be served.Speaker:Omar Choudhury, MD Vascular NeurologistDr. Omar Choudhury received his Bachelor of Science from McGill University and hisDoctor of Medicine from Saba University School of Medicine. He completed hisneurology residency at Henry Ford Health in Michigan — one of the nation’s leadingstroke centers — where he served as Chief Resident, followed by the completion of asubspecialty fellowship in Vascular Neurology at the same institution.Dr. Choudhury currently serves as a Vascular Neurologist at United NeuroscienceInstitute and Director of Stroke and Neurointervention at Dignity Health Bakersfield,rounding and providing neurology care across multiple hospital systems in the CentralValley. His clinical expertise encompasses stroke prevention, recognition, and acutetreatment, with a focus on perfusion imaging and the application of artificial intelligencein neurological care. A committed educator, he teaches residents, trainees, and patientsthroughout Bakersfield’s medical community. He has authored numerous peer-reviewedpublications spanning stroke, carotid stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and cerebrovasculardisease, and has presented his work at the International Stroke Conference and theSociety of Vascular and Interventional Neurology. He is a member of the AmericanAcademy of Neurology and the American Heart Association. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/b43615a0-2e2f-11f1-a796-25373a183b85-rimg-w574-h740-dc454545-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bakersfield/always-be-fast-what-every-family-should-know-about-stroke/100001986459758612 - **Event Categories**: Nonprofit, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Falways-be-fast-what-every-family-should-know-about-stroke-tickets-1986459758612 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Bakersfield - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Mercy Southwest Hospital Buena Vista Room - **lat**: 35.3526494 - **long**: -119.1122249 - **full address**: Mercy Southwest Hospital Buena Vista Room, 300 Old River Road, Bakersfield, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Dignity Health (https://allevents.in/org/dignity-health/18789520) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/a6a37b9e2ff56722196e5aa7d33542007ec2e731f24f9bfd088661e93ee1af42-rimg-w934-h391-dcf0f0f1-gmir.jpg?v=1775091814 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Always+BE+FAST%3A+What+Every+Family+Should+Know+About+Stroke&date=27+May ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Mercy Southwest Hospital Buena Vista Room, 300 Old River Road, Bakersfield, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Dignity Health - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Nonprofit, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Always BE FAST: What Every Family Should Know About Stroke ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Always BE FAST: What Every Family Should Know About Stroke", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/a6a37b9e2ff56722196e5aa7d33542007ec2e731f24f9bfd088661e93ee1af42-rimg-w934-h391-dcf0f0f1-gmir.jpg?v=1775091814", "startDate": "2026-05-27T12:00:00-07:00", "endDate": "2026-05-27T13:00:00-07:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/bakersfield/always-be-fast-what-every-family-should-know-about-stroke/100001986459758612", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Mercy Southwest Hospital Buena Vista Room", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "300 Old River Road", "postalCode": "93311", "addressLocality": "Bakersfield", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "35.3526494", "longitude": "-119.1122249" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Community members and hospital staff are invited to join us for a lunch and learn update on stroke prevention and treatment.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-27T13:00:00-07:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/bakersfield/always-be-fast-what-every-family-should-know-about-stroke/100001986459758612" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/bakersfield/always-be-fast-what-every-family-should-know-about-stroke/100001986459758612", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Dignity Health", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/dignity-health/18789520" } ] } ] ```