Southwestern hospital achieves 9% length-of-stay reduction with Sevaro teleneurology services

In early 2025, the hospital had average length-of-stay above 5.2 days, creating bottlenecks in patient flow and driving up operational costs. Extended stays were frequently linked to delays in specialty neurology consultations, which are critical for conditions like stroke and acute neurologic changes. These delays prolonged hospitalization, impaired care coordination, and reduced overall discharge planning efficiency.

The hospital partnered with Sevaro Health in April 2025 to implement teleneurology services, gaining on-demand access to board-certified neurologists. Sevaro's Synapse AI platform was embedded into existing workflows to enable rapid stroke evaluations, improved multidisciplinary coordination, and streamlined discharge planning. This eliminated bottlenecks associated with in-person consultations and optimized resource allocation.

By October 2025, average LOS dropped from 5.268 days to 4.788 days—a 9% improvement and 0.48-day reduction per patient. Projected impact includes 1,000+ bed days freed annually, $1.7M–$3.6M in variable cost savings, and $760K–$1.14M contribution margin impact. Throughput, bed capacity flexibility, staffing efficiency, and patient experience all improved.

• Even a sub-half-day LOS reduction per patient compounds into over 1,000 freed bed days annually at modest admission volumes.
• Teleneurology addresses one of the most common discharge bottlenecks—delayed specialty consultations—without requiring physical infrastructure expansion.
• Integrating AI-powered virtual care platforms into existing workflows can deliver near-term operational and financial returns.