MaineHealth Telestroke Network is providing Franklin Memorial patients with expert stroke coverage 24/7

FARMINGTON – Franklin Memorial Hospital (FMH) joined the MaineHealth Telestroke Network (MTN) last September offering expert stroke coverage 24/7, improving patient outcomes and decreasing stroke-related disability, all while keeping the patient close to home. Using two-way videoconferencing and electronic transfer of CT scans, Telestroke is a way for specially-trained doctors at Maine Medical Center (MMC) to evaluate, diagnose and make treatment plans for patients at Franklin Memorial Hospital where a stroke expert is not available. Shortly after its September implementation, the first successful MTN consult occurred. Since then there have been 24 consult requests from FMH, four of which resultedRead More