Jefferson Health has introduced a Mobile Stroke Unit in Upper Merion Township, writes Main Line Times & Suburban.
The MSU will bring rapid, advanced stroke care directly to patients. It functions as an “Emergency Department on Wheels,” equipped with telemedicine, brain imaging, and stroke medications like clot-busting drugs.
Staffed by a stroke-trained EMS crew, the unit allows patients to be assessed and treated before arriving at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital. Early treatment is critical. Each minute without care can result in the loss of nearly two million brain cells.
The June 18 ribbon cutting drew Jefferson Health leaders and Upper Merion officials, signaling a new era in emergency stroke response in Montgomery County.
Read more about Jefferson Health’s Mobile Stroke Unit in Main Line Times and Suburban.
