Telemedicine

A new – and exciting – treatment for stroke

The Oregon Stroke Center at OHSU was a big part of a just-released groundbreaking study on a new treatment for people suffering strokes. The treatment includes use of a temporary stent that opens brain arteries, allowing blood to continue reaching the brain. And, when the stent is pulled out of the artery after a few minutes, the stroke-causing blood clot is pulled out with it. The clinical trial was conducted at 18 medical centers across … Read More

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Posted by: Todd Murphy in Stroke, Telemedicine
On: Friday, February 3, 2012

Telling Us Why We Should Care About Telemedicine

A few weeks ago we told you about telemedicine and the importance of this new technology across all 96,000 square miles of Oregon. This week, OHSU’s Dr. Miles Ellenby talked about how it can both save and improve lives in an Op Ed in The Oregonian. Here’s an excerpt: Today, 10 hospitals around the state have immediate, around-the-clock access to OHSU’s pediatric intensive care specialists, neonatologists, stroke neurologists, neurosurgeons, trauma surgeons and other specialty care … Read More

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Posted by: Jim Newman in OHSU Effect, Outreach, Technology, Telemedicine
On: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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