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  • St. Louis Magazine: How BJC’s Telestroke Program Is Helping Missouri Stroke Patients Get Faster Treatment

    • St. Louis Magazine: How BJC’s Telestroke Program Is Helping Missouri Stroke Patients Get Faster Treatment

    By connecting emergency rooms across Missouri with WashU Medicine stroke specialists in minutes, BJC’s network is speeding diagnosis and improving outcomes when every second counts.

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    BJC's innovative Telestroke Program is saving lives and speeding diagnosis by connecting regional hospitals to WashU Medicine stroke specialists 24/7.

    The program, led by Dr. Derek Holder, a WashU Medicine neurologist and stroke specialist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, connects community hospitals that may not have a neurologist available in the ER with BJC's certified Comprehensive Stroke Center.

    Dr. Holder explains the impact of this program, that now helps treat about 3,500 patients per year, in a recent story with St. Louis Magazine.

    Read the entire article here: St. Louis Magazine: How BJC’s Telestroke Program Is Helping Missouri Stroke Patients Get Faster Treatment.