Coordination with EMS improves stroke treatment.
A tight relationship with emergency medical services technicians in the field, as well as increased physician and community education about stroke, has made Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA, one of the highest scoring institutions in a national stroke benchmarking project.
D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000592:standards; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014861:Washington