Stroke center designation can be achieved by small hospitals: The massachusetts experience

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Smith, Eric E ^a   Dreyer, Paul ^b   Prvu Bettger, Janet ^b   Abdullah, Abdul R ^a   Palmeri, Gail ^b   Goyette, Louise ^b   McElligott, Cathleen ^b   Schwamm, Lee H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease stroke, cerebral infarction; Health services research; Medical care; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STROKE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58149110951     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e318184e2bc     Document Type: Article

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