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Quality Measures: Stroke Care
Stroke is a Medical Emergency - Act Fast
Stroke is a medical emergency! Knowing the warning signs and your risk factors could save your life, or the life of someone else. Call 911 for urgent medical assessment and get to a hospital quickly. Be sure to note the time that the symptoms began and share this information with the EMS providers.
Quality Measures: Stroke Care
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying oxygen to the brain bursts or is blocked by a clot. When this happens, part of the brain does not get the oxygen it needs, causing brain cells to die. Fast treatment can save lives and/or reduce the stroke's long term effects.
Timely, Award-Winning Stroke Care
You can count on prompt assessment and treatment for strokes at Mount Auburn Hospital. Our award-winning team provides rapid response to stroke patients, having achieved the American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines - Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.
Brain Scan Results Within 45 Minutes of Hospital Arrival
This data shows the number of patients who arrive at the emergency department within two hours of the onset of stroke symptoms and get a head CT or MRI scan performed and interpreted within 45 minutes of their arrival.
Mount Auburn Hospital: 100%
State of Massachusetts Average: 77%
United States Average: 66%
Thrombolytic Therapy Within Three Hours of the Start of Symptoms
This data shows the number of ischemic stroke patients who received medication to break up blood clots (intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator) within three hours of the onset of their stroke symptoms.
Mount Auburn Hospital: 100%
State of Massachusetts Average: 84%
United States Average: 81%
Antithrombotic Therapy By End of Second Day in Hospital
State of Massachusetts Average: 99%
United States Average: 98%
This data shows the number of ischemic stroke patients who received medications to prevent and treat blood clots during their first two days in the hospital following a stroke.
Mount Auburn Hospital: 100%State of Massachusetts Average: 99%
United States Average: 98%
Effective Stroke Care
At Mount Auburn Hospital, you or your loved ones benefit from stroke care that meets or exceeds national standards.
Received Stroke Education Materials
This data shows the number of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients (and/or their caregivers) who received information during their hospital visit about:
- Activating an emergency medical system
- Follow-up after discharge
- Medication prescribed at discharge
- Risk factors for stroke
- Warning signs and symptoms of stroke
Mount Auburn Hospital: 100%
State of Massachusetts Average: 98%
United States Average: 98%
Assessed for Rehabilitation
This data shows the number of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients who were assessed for or received rehabilitation services to prevent complications, minimize impairments and maximize function.
Mount Auburn Hospital: 99%
State of Massachusetts Average: 98%
United States Average: 98%
Ischemic Stroke Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Statins may reduce your risk for another stroke because they can help lower cholesterol.
Mount Auburn Hospital: 100%
State of Massachusetts Average: 98%
United States Average: 97%
Ischemic Stroke Patients Given a Prescription for Antithrombotic Therapy at Discharge
Antithrombotic medications prevent and treat blood clots.
Mount Auburn Hospital: 100%
State of Massachusetts Average: 100%
United States Average: 99%
Ischemic Stroke Patients Given a Prescription for Anticoagulation Therapy at Discharge
Anticoagulants are blood-thinning medications that slow or prevent blood clots.
Mount Auburn Hospital: 100%
State of Massachusetts Average: 96%
United States Average: 97%
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