Specialties & Services

Telestroke

Telestroke is an emerging trend in health care that puts physicians in remote contact with neurologists and radiologists at our certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, 24/7. By interacting and collaborating remotely, hospitals can provide faster and more accurate diagnoses, resulting in earlier and optimized treatment.

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Why choose us for stroke care?

BJC HealthCare works with WashU Medicine Physicians, BJC Medical Group, and providers across the region to deliver extraordinary care. When it comes to a stroke, “time is brain.” Trust your care to experts with a proven track record of excellence. We have earned multiple recognitions for timely stroke treatment.

We offer:

  • Quick treatment: Our acute stroke care team provides some of the fastest critical care for stroke patients in the country. This rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment means a greater chance of surviving stroke, preventing long-term brain damage, and shortening recovery time.
  • Multispecialty team: You receive treatment from an entire team of specialized health care providers, including hospitalists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, critical care physicians, interventional neuroradiologists, Magnet®-recognized nurses, rehabilitation specialists, and a registered dietitian.
  • National recognition: Our commitment to and success in improving stroke care has earned us national recognition. The American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, and the Joint Commission have awarded our teams for outstanding, comprehensive stroke care.

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Our highly trained team of specialists offers advanced treatments as well as compassionate, personalized care.

How telestroke works

Hospitals in the WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Stroke Network have real-time access to some of the nation’s top stroke experts—even when they’re 150 miles away.

Select hospitals have begun to use stroke telemedicine to receive direct care consults for complicated stroke patients. Phone, internet, and video conferencing allow Stroke Network neurologists and radiologists to be “remotely present” at distant hospitals. Together with the partner hospital, physicians can diagnose stroke patients, begin timely treatment, and arrange for transport to another stroke center, if needed.

For acute stroke care, telemedicine means faster, more accurate on-site treatment for patients at distant hospitals. For you, it means receiving local care while still benefitting from the expertise of a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center.

TeleStroke provides:

  • Access to an even more advanced level of stroke care
  • Higher rates of receiving potentially life-saving therapies
  • Improved outcomes in long-term stroke recovery

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