Get Emergency Medical Help
Call 911 for an ambulance when you or a loved one has signs of a stroke. Ambulance emergency medical technicians (EMTs) can examine and stabilize you on the ride to your local emergency room. EMTs also let the hospital know to prepare for your arrival. The faster you receive treatment, the better your chances for recovery.
What is Telestroke?
Telestroke care is virtual health that helps people outside St. Cloud get emergency, specialized stroke care. When you go to your local hospital, your care team may use video to talk to a neurologist at St. Cloud Hospital. This expert helps your local doctors give you the right treatment for your type of stroke.
Higher-Level Care
After your diagnosis and initial treatment, you may need to go to St. Cloud Hospital for more care. You can most likely stay close to home at your local hospital, though.
Telestroke Care is Your Lifeline
Telestroke services are key to making sure rural Minnesotans like you have timely, experienced stroke care when it matters most.
You benefit from your hospital’s connection to stroke specialists in St. Cloud. Having an expert on your team speeds up diagnosis and treatment decisions because not all strokes are the same. For example, suppose you need a drug to break up blood clots that cause some strokes. Your specialist at CentraCare can determine that, and you can get the medication quickly. This treatment can save your life and improve your outcome after a stroke.
How Telestroke Care Benefits Rural Communities
Watch this video to learn how telestroke services help you, your neighbors, friends and family when experiencing stroke symptoms.
Where are Telestroke Services Available?
The CentraCare Neurosciences Stroke Center at St. Cloud Hospital partners with local hospitals throughout the region. Our partnerships bring vital stroke care to rural communities.
Telestroke services from CentraCare are currently available in:
- Aitkin
- Alexandria
- Appleton
- Benson
- Dawson
- Glenwood
- Little Falls
- Long Prairie
- Madison
- Melrose
- Montevideo
- Monticello
- Morris
- Olivia
- Paynesville
- Redwood Falls
- Sauk Centre
- Staples
- St. Cloud
- Wadena
- Willmar
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