Strokes account for 1 of every 18 deaths in North America, and remain a major burden cost-wise and clinically for societies globally. Quicker and more clinically astute care for stroke leads to improved outcomes for the patient, families and the healthcare system at large. The intervention shared illustrates how a locally-programmable EMR with inherent community-wide communications capabilities leads to proven better outcomes for all. The impacts range from initial hospital encounter through acute-care treatment, and then more broadly into post-discharge care community-wide. Implications for all healthcare communities are established.