A 52-bed facility facing tried a local solution to bring specialists to its rural community before turning to Eagle to deliver stroke telemedicine.
The hospital initially tried to set up a telemedicine program for stroke care through a nearby university. They had obtained all the necessary equipment, but lacked an operational blueprint and credentialed team of stroke specialists to get the program off the ground.
The hospital contacted Eagle about adding a TeleStroke program since they had long-term success with Eagle’s TeleHospitalists providing night coverage. “There was already a working relationship with Eagle here, so TeleStroke evolved naturally,” said the hospital’s director of inpatient services.Eagle created a custom implementation plan for the hospital and had a team of neurologists ready to go in just a couple of months. Once the neurologists received their credentialing privileges, the stroke telemedicine program went live in 2018.
BENEFITS & OUTCOMES
Acute NeuroTransfers Cut In Half
Additional $500k in hospital revenues
Supports rural hospitals in the CMS Critical Access Hospital hospitals, multiple EMRs