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Lifesaving TeleStroke Technology Linked to Swedish

Date:11/14/2007

- Experts Stress that 'Time is Brain'

SEATTLE, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 22 Swedish became the first hospital in western Washington to activate an advanced telemedicine system in the emergency rooms (ER) of its Issaquah and Ballard campuses to provide a real-time, 24/7 link between ER physicians and stroke specialists based at the Cherry Hill Campus, where Swedish's nationally recognized Stroke Program is based.

The Swedish TeleStroke Program is part of an integrated effort to improve stroke diagnosis and treatment throughout Washington state. It is modeled after the country's first and leading program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Partners HealthCare System in Boston.

Through a secure videoconferencing network, Swedish's Stroke Program is able to provide real-time, expert assessment of patients arriving with stroke-like symptoms. Around the clock, stroke specialists based at Swedish/Cherry Hill are able to perform "virtual" bedside neurological evaluations during which they are able to examine patients, review brain images and quickly select the best acute stroke treatments in collaboration with local ER staffs.

Stroke is the third largest cause of death and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. According to the American Stroke Association, about 700,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. That means, on average, a stroke occurs every 45 seconds and about every three minutes, someone dies of stroke.

Closer to home, Washington state has the sixth highest rate of stroke deaths in the country. Fortunately, over the past decade stroke care has improved in various ways. Examples include newer diagnostic tests that are available to help pinpoint the location of a clot, and newer therapeutic treatments that may help reverse or minimize the impact of a stroke. However, these treatments are time-dependent and, as a result, most
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