Amita Health St. Mary's Hospital Kankakee, Ill., initiated a teleneurology program for speedy care in the event of a head injury, stroke or other neurological issues, reports Daily Journal.
Three things to know:
1. Neurologists will evaluate and treat neurological patients through video and other technologies.
2. The hospital will have an on-call neurologist who will provide an examination via video connection when a patient with neurology symptoms arrives.
3. The program enables neurological assessments to take place 24-hours a day.