Washington Regional is committed to improving the health of people in communities we serve through compassionate, high quality care that ensures the best outcomes for our patients. During a stroke, time lost is brain lost. Washington Regional’s stroke team consistently exceeds the national average for evaluation and treatment times with positive outcomes.

Metric	Time Frame	Average
Door to ER Physician in minutes: Patients who arrive to the Emergency Department with stroke symptoms will see an ER Physician within __ minutes on average.	September 2023 - September 2025	5 minutes
BAT call to Stroke Expert in Minutes Once seen by an ER Physician, patients experiencing stroke will see a stroke expert within __ minute on average.	September 2023 - September 2025	1 minute
Door to Needle < 30 Minutes: Average percentage of patients who receive clot busting medication in less than 30 minutes.	September 2023 - September 2025	Washington Regional 80% National 38.4%
Clot Removal: For patients eligible to receive a procedure for clot removal, blood flow to the brain is restored in __% of patients on average.	September 2023 - September 2025	Washington Regional 93% National 86%
Discharge to SNF Average percentage of all stroke patients requiring long term care after new stroke diagnosis and hospitalization.	September 2023 - September 2025	Washington Regional 3% National 11%

Data obtained from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke registry