| Hospital Specific Reports |
|
|
 |
| Hospital Comments |
|
OHSU Comments on Stroke:
Oregon Health & Science University is Oregon’s only academic medical center. OHSU is a respected regional resource because of the knowledge, expertise and leading-edge medical technology that is available at OHSU Hospital, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, and their numerous clinics and specialized centers. Doctors from throughout Oregon refer patients to OHSU when the necessary level of care or expertise is not available closer to home. Because OHSU is one of two designated Level 1 trauma centers in Oregon, OHSU accepts many patients who are critically ill or injured. OHSU only transfers patients who no longer require its unique services and can be tranferred to a hospital that is closer to their homes and can continue their care.
What is a stroke?
A stroke occurs when an artery that supplies blood to the brain becomes blocked or
ruptures and brain cells (known as neurons) die. A stroke is an acute medical problem.
Symptoms may include paralysis, and difficulty with speech, vision, hearing and/or touch.
Sometimes these symptoms are permanent and sometimes they partially improve with time.
OHSU expertise with stroke
OHSU operates the Oregon Stroke Center and has made a special commitment to
improving the outcomes of patients who have had strokes. Many Oregon hospitals transfer
their serious stroke patients to OHSU because of this level of expertise. Therefore, OHSU’s
stroke patients tend to be more severely ill or have more complicated overall medical
conditions than patients who are admitted to other Oregon hospitals.
OHSU results
In 2004 OHSU provided care to 6% of all stroke patients in Oregon.
OHSU results compared with other Oregon hospitals
After adjusting for the severity of their overall medical condition, OHSU stroke patients had
a significantly lower death rate (9.5%) as compared to the 12.7% death rate for stroke
patients admitted to other Oregon hospitals in 2004.
All Comments
|
|
|
|
