Community stories

In February 2025, Ituverava officially became the eighth Cidade Angels in Brazil, and the first Angels Region in the world that relies on telemedicine to provide round-the-clock care to their citizens. Dr Luiz Monteiro de Barros Neto explains how telestroke shaped the evolution of stroke care at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Ituverava.

At this history-making hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico, the ultimate reponsibility for managing acute stroke rests with a service-driven superhero intent on sharing his knowledge with the world.

A specialist hospital in Italy, that focuses research and care on its most vulnerable population, has adopted a stroke pathway equal to the challenges of complex decision making.

This is the story of a region that chose not to wait. That turned knowledge into action, and action into hope. Now, the story of Del Reloncaví inspires other regions to follow the same path.

Recognized by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the nurse-driven stroke program at University Hospital Geelong shows how patients benefit when excellence meets empathy.

Spain’s Dr Francisco Purroy – Paco to his friends – is a softspoken change agent who influences others to embrace new ways of thinking and acting, through a calm, empathetic, and persuasive approach.