In treating a stroke, minutes — and even seconds — matter to preserve neurons that are vital to motor function and preserving life.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Mobile Stroke Unit, a veritable “emergency room on wheels” with hospital-grade CT imaging technology, helps lessen the time period between when a call is made about a stoke to a patient getting treatment.
The Mobile Stroke Unit launched in 2016, with more than $3 million for up to three years…