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In a recent article by USA Today – it reminds us to help keep our aging loved ones safe when living independently at home. When you find yourself worried at work wondering if your loved is okay at home, check out our solution at Amber medical alert system.

A Houston fire department paramedics a 50 year old man was unable to drive. He was weak and on the left side and unable to speak clearly. He had a stroke. But interestingly, the paramedics did not stop at the first hospital they came to, instead they tell the man that he is going for a ride.

Where did they go? Well, instead of stopping at hospitals closer to his home, the paramedics took him to Memorial Hermann Hospital, one of more than 660 hospitals across the USA that specialize in treating strokes.

As the man was driven past the other hospitals, he became part of a growing trend aimed at improving the quality of medical care for strokes. It seems there is a medical need to pass those hospitals that are closer to ones that specialize in blood clots or bleeding in their brains. This is gaining popularity to deliver the most advanced care as soon as possible. Which makes a lot of sense in many ways.

This stroke treatment model is similar to the one developed years ago to help save the lives of those severely injured in accidents – passing local hospitals to reach one of the 255 U.S. trauma centers.
And some emergency medical services in larger cities take people who are having medical emergencies to the specialty hospitals that focus and are trained in that medical emergency. 

Read the full article on Strokes, Closest Hospital May Not Be Best USA Today