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Why Choose Holy Cross Health for Stroke Care?  

The Joint Commission recommends that an IV thrombolytic be administered within 60 Minutes after a patient arrives to a hospital.  

Holy Cross strives to do better and routinely gives eligible patients this life saving medication within 30 Minutes of arrival to the Emergency Department.  *data from Get With The Guidelines     

tPA/TNK

The Joint Commission recommends that a catheter be placed in the brain to remove a blood clot (a stroke) within 90 Minutes of an eligible patient's arrival to the hospital.   The desired benchmark is 50%.  

Holy Cross has surpassed that for each of the past 3 years.  *data from Get With The Guidelines

Door to Device

Stroke Mortality Rates.*  
Lower is better.

**all data obtained from American Heart Association's Get With The Guideline database

Stroke Mortality Rates

Committed to Improving Patient Care

To improve patient care, we are expanding our stroke follow-up clinic to two sessions a week.  We have added an additional Provider and expanded patient and family member educational opportunities.

*all data obtained from American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines database