Barcelona, October 21, 2025.- Within the framework of the seventeenth edition of the World Stroke Congress, the most important global meeting on neurology organized by the World Stroke Organization (WSO) and held in Barcelona, Siemens Healthineers, a leading medical technology company, presents the Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU). This is the first mobile unit capable of diagnosing and treating stroke at the location where it occurs.

This Mobile Unit is designed to transform stroke care by allowing for much earlier diagnosis and treatment, which is essential in the case of a cerebrovascular accident. It is a specialized ambulance that, operated by a team of specialized neurology professionals, features advanced technologies -including computed tomography (CT), telemedicine, and a point-of-care lab- that help medical teams more efficiently triage stroke patients, reducing the time and costs associated with repeat imaging and emergency room waits.

The use that Siemens Healthineers has given the MSU shows genuinely positive results. Through its implementation, the company has been able to report lower mortality rates at 90 days following a stroke, as well as improve the functional outcomes of patients. Furthermore, treatment time is 36 minutes faster, and more than half of the patients treated with the Mobile Unit achieve full recovery after three months, compared to 43% with conventional care .
Although the unit will be available during the three days of the Congress, from November 22 to 24, the entity had the opportunity to present it at the Pre-Congress Meeting, a gathering organized this Tuesday, the 21st, by the Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron to mark the start of the convention. Among many professionals in the sector, the event was attended by Dr. Carlos Molina, Head of the Stroke Unit at Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron and local President of the World Stroke Congress 2025.

At this meeting, Siemens Healthineers also took the opportunity to showcase its interactive Virtual Reality experience: Time is Brain. Through this tool, users can experience a cerebrovascular accident firsthand and follow the phases required for its management from multiple perspectives (especially patients and healthcare professionals). On this occasion, the company fully adapted it to the clinician's perspective, so all attendees were able to try it and actively participate in the diagnosis and treatment process.

In this regard, the Virtual Reality experience underscores the need to coordinate the role of medical personnel with digitalization, and reinforces the message of how collaborative solutions and connected technology can save lives and reduce risks. “In stroke treatment, time is brain. To minimize neurological sequelae, it is essential that treatment is carried out with the greatest possible speed. Technology is our best ally in this regard; developing solutions and equipment in close collaboration with medical teams is indispensable” explains Dr. Carlos Molina, Head of the Stroke Unit and Coordinator of the Stroke Process at Vall d'Hebron.

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