ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AcuteCare Telemedicine (ACT), the leading practice-based provider of Telemedicine services for hospitals seeking stroke and other urgent Neurological care, and the Bon Secours Neuroscience Institute (BSNI) established a collaborative partnership earlier this year to enhance BSNI’s “around the clock” neurological service. ACT and Bon Secours have developed a telemedicine model focused on improving the delivery of care and overall patient outcomes.
The fourth largest and only faith-based health system in Virginia, Bon Secours Virginia offers a full range of services including cardiac, women’s, children’s, orthopedics, oncology, neurosciences and surgery at eight award-winning hospitals. Bon Secours established its teleneurology program 5 years ago with a goal of having all of its area hospitals joint commission certified. Patricia Lane comments, “Working with the AcuteCare Telemedicine partners feels like an extension of the internal practice. They are truly in alignment with Bon Secours’ efforts to identify the right path to create continuity of care from the time the patient is admitted to our Emergency Room to the time they leave the hospital. AcuteCare is not just a provider, but an invested team member who takes pride in providing the best quality of neurological care to our patients.”
BSNI patients are the focus and the most important benefactors of this collaboration. Patients are able to receive timely, remote, emergency consultations with AcuteCare Telemedicine neurology specialists. “Our commitment to providing the highest quality of care and ongoing collaboration with BSNI is sure to have a significant impact on the patients and the communities BSNI serves,” say Dr. Keith Sanders, Partner, ACT.
ACT hosted Patricia Lane, Administrative Director Neuroscience at Bon Secours Health System Richmond, and Suzanne Doolan, Hospital Systems Manager at Genentech to review stroke treatment processes and patient outcomes. “The advancements in teleneurology not only allow us to access more patients in need of our specialized care, but in providing acute stroke care we are able to improve patient outcomes overall,” commented Sanders. “The success of this collaboration hinges on a seamless execution and a continued effort to evaluate and implement improvements.”
AcuteCare Telemedicine continues to expand its geographic imprint in telestroke care, advancing the opportunity for healthcare institutions to gain access to highly-respected, expert neurologists and telemedicine technologies. For more information on how to implement teleneurology services at your healthcare organization, contact ACT.
About AcuteCare Telemedicine
Founded in 2009, AcuteCare Telemedicine is a limited liability corporation advancing the opportunity for healthcare institutions to gain access to highly-respected, expert neurologists and telemedicine technologies. AcuteCare offers a range of services including first-rate neurological emergency response care with around-the-clock support and hospital accreditation education. AcuteCare primarily provides remote emergency neurology consultation which fills staffing needs and reduces the costs associated with 24/7 neurologist availability. As a result, healthcare institutions provide full service emergency neurology care and can earn Joint Commission Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.
About Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Bon Secours Virginia provides good help to thousands of Virginians through a network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities across the Commonwealth. The not-for-profit health system employs more than 12,500 people, including nearly 800 providers as part of the Bon Secours Medical Group.
The fourth largest and only faith-based health system in Virginia, Bon Secours Virginia offers a full range of services including cardiac, women’s, children’s, orthopaedics, oncology, neurosciences and surgery at eight award-winning hospitals.
- Bon Secours Richmond is St. Mary’s Hospital, Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital, Rappahannock General Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center.
- Bon Secours Hampton Roads is Maryview Medical Center, DePaul Medical Center and Mary Immaculate Hospital.
About Bon Secours Virginia Health Care Foundation
The Bon Secours Virginia Health Care Foundation raises charitable funds to help Bon Secours Virginia Health System address the community’s growing health care needs with compassion and excellence. Through charitable support, we are dedicated to helping create healthy communities, advancing clinical innovation and providing an extraordinary experience of care. For more information on giving, visit www.bsvaf.org.