Reading Eagle
The Pennsylvania Primary Stroke Center Recognition Act goes into effect today and to mark the occasion St. Joseph Medical Center officials Friday demonstrated new technology being used to treat stroke victims.
The act, co-sponsored by State Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone, a Reading Democrat, establishes a statewide network of certified primary stroke centers.
It also calls for local emergency personnel to develop protocols so that stroke patients can immediately be taken to the nearest primary stroke center. Both St. Joseph and Reading Hospital are designated primary stroke centers in Berks County.
"The act will assure that patients experiencing stroke symptoms will be quickly identified and transported to facilities that ensure the rapid triage, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of patients suffering a stroke," said Michael A. Jupina, vice president of marketing and communications at St. Joseph.
In addition to recognizing Caltagirone for his work on passing the bill, staff of St. Joseph and Hershey Medical Center demonstrated LionNet, a system that uses real-time remote audio-visual technology to conduct consults with stroke neurologists or neurosurgeons from the Hershey hospital.
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Hospital demonstrates stroke treatment system