Telemedicine Service for Stroke Survivors Pushed

There is help for Northwestern Ontario's stroke patients.

Dr. Esme French of Thunder Bay has completed a 5-month pilot project involving telemedicine consultations with stroke survivors.

She's now hoping to provide the service to remote communities that don't have stroke rehabilitation programs.

"We're currently exploring potential ways to continue this project," says Dr. French. "People living with stroke in a community that doesn't have rehab we ask that if they can talk a health professional who would be able to contact the stroke network to look at seeing if we are able to provide that service."

French says stroke survivors and their families have a lot of questions after being discharged from hospital and telemedicine can help answer them.