How Telestroke Is Supporting Rural Oklahoma Hospitals

On this edition of Inside the 1581, we’re joined by Trent Bourland, vice president of rural health at SSM Health, and Eric Finley, executive director of the Foundation for a Healthy Oklahoma, to discuss the impact of telestroke services and the importance of rapid access to stroke care in rural communities. Bourland and Finley share how telestroke programs can help hospitals provide faster treatment closer to home, improve patient outcomes and strengthen rural health care services across Oklahoma. The conversation also explores the financial and operational challenges rural hospitals face when patients must be transferred for care and the long-term impact expanded access to specialty services could have on communities statewide.www.insidethe1581.com