Partnership sets prime example for stroke patient’s recovery

  • Elizabeth Lynch, right, demonstrates the new technology at Kennestone Hospital that helped heal a Fannin County stroke patient. Fannin County Emergency Medical Service employees watching the demonstration are, from left, Michael Schuhle, Eric Sowers, Brian Herndon, Carolyn McLinden, Clinton Hughes, and Becky Callihan.
    Elizabeth Lynch, right, demonstrates the new technology at Kennestone Hospital that helped heal a Fannin County stroke patient. Fannin County Emergency Medical Service employees watching the demonstration are, from left, Michael Schuhle, Eric Sowers, Brian Herndon, Carolyn McLinden, Clinton Hughes, and Becky Callihan.
  • Advanced EMT Daniel Elrod, Paramedic Becky Huffman and intern Trent Lowery, from left, made up the Fannin County EMS ambulance crew that responded to the home of an 88-year-old stroke victim. Here, they try out the advanced technology used at Kennestone that was used to treat the patient.
    Advanced EMT Daniel Elrod, Paramedic Becky Huffman and intern Trent Lowery, from left, made up the Fannin County EMS ambulance crew that responded to the home of an 88-year-old stroke victim. Here, they try out the advanced technology used at Kennestone that was used to treat the patient.
  • Dr. Rishi Gupta displays the poster created for Kennestone Hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke Center after a partnership involving a Fannin County EMS crew, Life Force, and Kennestone Hospital resulted in an 88-year-old stroke patient’s miraculous recovery.
    Dr. Rishi Gupta displays the poster created for Kennestone Hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke Center after a partnership involving a Fannin County EMS crew, Life Force, and Kennestone Hospital resulted in an 88-year-old stroke patient’s miraculous recovery.
Medical professionals agree that time is a critical factor in the successful treatment of someone who has suffered a stroke. The partnership between  a Fannin County Emergency Medical Service (EMS)…

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