12/17/2025
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo is transforming neurological care for critically ill patients with the adoption of the Ceribell System, an FDA-cleared electroencephalography (EEG) device powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Designed for rapid seizure detection and continuous monitoring, this groundbreaking technology enables hospital teams to quickly make critical treatment decisions and potentially provide better outcomes for patients at risk of non-convulsive seizures.
“With this new program, our team of expert clinicians will have the diagnostic information they need to provide high-risk patients with the right care at the right time, ensuring the best outcomes for our patients and their families,” according to Mary LaHam, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo vice president, clinical administrator.
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo is the first SSM Health Wisconsin Region hospital to implement this technology.
A quarter of all critically ill neurologic patients are at high risk of seizures. Of those, 90% experience a type of seizure that shows no outward visible signs (non-convulsive) and can only be detected using EEG.
These seizures occur without obvious symptoms, making them difficult to detect and often delaying treatment. Without prompt management with anti-seizure medication, non-convulsive seizures can become more difficult to manage. Like stroke, “time is brain” for seizures and prompt diagnosis and intervention are critical as treatment effectiveness declines with every hour of delay.
The Ceribell System includes an easy to apply headband, a portable recorder, and intuitive AI-driven software. Setup takes less than 10 minutes, giving clinicians immediate access to EEG data for timely, informed decision-making. A retrospective analysis found that compared to conventional EEG, initial assessment with Ceribell was associated with a median reduction of ICU stay by four days.
“For our patients it provides rapid, bedside EEG to help detect seizures in various clinical presentations,” according to Maureen Murphy, MD, FAAFP, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Baraboo vice president - medical affairs. “It not only helps for faster diagnosis and treatment, but also with improved clinical outcomes, overtreatment avoidance and unnecessary admissions or transfers.”
This technology is not meant to replace conventional EEG monitoring; it is a complementary solution that enables expanded EEG coverage throughout the hospital.
“It empowers clinicians to make more informed decisions at the bedside, improving outcomes for patients with various medical, neurological and psychiatric conditions,” Dr. Murphy says. “This technology helps bridge the gap between immediate care and in-depth analysis, enhancing both efficiency and accuracy in the emergency department and critical care settings.”
