For seven years, a leading hospital system in Longview, Texas, has integrated a mobile healthcare communication technology with existing protocols to exceed national benchmarks for stroke treatment. BACKGROUND CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center – Longview in Longview, Texas, strives to provide superior care to its patients. A Joint Commission-certified primary stroke center, the hospital responds to an average of 60 time-sensitive stroke cases per month. PROBLEM Standardizing the time and communication channel in a stroke case is essential to creating life-saving outcomes. Every second counts when the brain is deprived of oxygen and all of the different care teams must be united to deliver appropriate treatment. Jennifer Reeves, RN, MSN, ASC-BC, the stroke program coordinato

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