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InTouch Health enables statewide stroke network using remote presence robotics
Published in MD Week, November 24th, 2006
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland hospital (whose parent company is Trinity Health) is Michigan's first certified primary stroke center. St. Joseph Mercy Oakland's Michigan Stroke Network program connects a network of hospitals to provide stroke care. Immediate treatment of stroke is essential and can mean the difference between life and death. By using Remote Presence Robotics, neuroendovascular (stroke) doctors are able to...
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Source: MD Week (2006-11-24)
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