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Pomeroy Emergency Services at Crouse Health Teams Up for Fast Stroke and Cardiac Response AS A DUALLY accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, Crouse Health provides patients access to the latest technological advances for stroke and interventional neurosurgery along with highly skilled a nd compassionate providers a nd a n integral partnership with community Emergency Medicine Services (EMS) providers. Each member of this collabora- tive effort plays a unique and crucial role in the care of patients needing urgent intervention. Additionally, Crouse Health is one of only five hospitals in New York state to use a recently developed artificial intelligence software that can assist in diagnosing stroke, which saves precious minutes for patients. With stroke being the fifth leading cause of death and a major cause of dis- ability in the United States, the key to better outcomes is reducing the length of time between the onset of symptoms and accurate diagnosis and treatment. "Our communication with local and regional EMS providers, primary care phy- sicians and specialists is what separates Crouse from other institutions," says Seth Kronenberg, MD, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Crouse Health. "We have incredibly talented phy- sicians and advanced practice providers in the emergency department [ED] and in interventional cardiology and neurol- og y. The ability of the specialists and emergency services team to deliver fast treatment times, improved communica- tions and excellent patient care, while having access to the latest technology, results in optimal patient outcomes." BY SANDEE CURRY THE POMEROY EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT CROUSE HE AlTH IS BRINGING A HIGHER lE VEl OF EMERGENCY CARE TO PATIENTS IN CENTR Al NE W YORK. THE FACIlIT Y—COMPlE TElY REDESIGNED AND E XPANDED IN 2017—FE ATURES AN INNOVATIVE l AYOUT DESIGNED TO TRE AT PATIENTS FA STER AND MORE SAFElY, ESPECIAllY FOR STROKE, WHEN TIME IS BR AIN, AND FOR CARDIAC E VENTS, WHEN E VERY SECOND COUNTS. " Dr. Mason talks to me as if I were his medical student. He genuinely wants everyone to have the same learning opportunities and for everyone to have the knowledge they need to handle their part of the process, and ultimately that is the best thing for patient outcomes." — SARAH JERJEN, PARAMEDIC WITH FAYETTEVILLE FIRE & EMS, GREATER BALDWINSVILLE AMBULANCE CORPS AND AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R S T O R Y