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Feb 25, 2026, 13:08

Sam K. Saha: Same Clot Against Fast and Slow Systems

Sam K. Saha, VP of Medical Operations and Technology at Sevaro, shared on LinkedIn:

”2 patients arrived at 2 different ERs at the exact same time, same age and symptoms.

Only one walked out of the hospital.

Here’s what made the difference.

Patient A went to a traditional hospital.

The stroke activation was delayed, the CT was backed up, and the nurses were busy with patients who seemed sicker.

Door-to-needle time: 75 minutes.

The patient left for rehab with dense right-sided paralysis.

Patient B went to a resource-limited site with a hyper-integrated telestroke workflow.

The neurologist was already on the screen while the patient was still on the CT table.

Door-to-needle time: 15 minutes.

The patient walked out 48 hours later.

Same clot, same drug, sixty minutes of difference.

Two completely different lives.

Both teams knew exactly what to do. The difference came down to how fast the system let them do it.

Time is neurons, and the truth is, the system determines how much time you have.

Resource-limited doesn’t have to mean outcome-limited.

With proper workflow design, telestroke can thrive anywhere.”

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