This past Monday, at the GVI/BGMC – EMS QI Meeting, a pilot program intended to facilitate faster response times for acute stroke patients was introduced.
Effective Monday December 1, 2014 when an EMS provider provides pre-arrival notification for a stroke patient and reports all key elements of the pre-arrival notification, the GVI/BGMC stroke team will be activated to meet the EMS provider and patient in triage.
An official notification and reference for EMS providers is included with this Email. Please communicate this information to your EMS team members.
As always we welcome your feedback and are available to answer any questions. Thank you for your support.
Download EMS Prenotification Pilot Letter
Download New York State EMS Stroke Pre letter attach 12-1-14
Respectfully,
Deborah A. Steck, RN, MS, CNS, SCRN
Stroke Coordinator
Buffalo General Medical Center/ Gates Vascular Institute
100 High Street, Room C 411
Buffalo, New York 14203
(716) 859-7110
pager (716) 522-2543
ASCOM (716) 859-5344