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What is a stroke?*
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel (artery) that supplies blood to the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot. Within minutes, the nerve cells in that area of the brain are damaged, and they may die within a few hours. As a result, the part of the body controlled by the damaged section of the brain cannot function properly. If medical treatment begins soon after symptoms are noticed, fewer brain cells may be permanently damaged.
See Healthwise for additional information on stroke.
*Adapted with permission from Healthwise® Knowledgebase, © 1995-2006 Healthwise, Incorporated, P.O. Box 1989, Boise, Idaho 83701. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The following display shows the death rate for each hospital. Each hospital is compared to the state death rate. If the death rate is significantly lower that the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Better than Average.” If the death rate is not significantly different from the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Average.” If the death rate is significantly higher than the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Worse than Average.” Hospitals with less than 30 cases are displayed as “Too few cases.” Hospitals with no cases are displayed as “No Cases.” Within each category, hospitals are listed in alphabetical order, not order of performance.
State death rate: 10.8%
Stroke death rate, 2006
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Adventist Medical Center
AshlandCommunity Hospital
Bay Area Hospital
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (Corvallis)
Grande Ronde Hospital
Holy Rosary Medical Center
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center
Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center
Merle West Medical Center
Mid-Columbia Medical Center
OHSU Hospital
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Peace Harbor Hospital
Providence Medford Medical Center
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Rogue Valley Medical Center
Salem Hospital
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
St. Charles Medical Center (Bend)
St. Charles Medical Center (Redmond)
Three Rivers Community Hospital and Health Center
Tuality Healthcare
Willamette Falls Hospital
Willamette Valley Medical Center
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Worse than average
Sacred Heart Medical Center
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No cases
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Blue Mountain Hospital
Coquille Valley Hospital
Cottage Grove Hospital
Curry General Hospital
Good Shepherd Medical Center
Harney District
Lake District
Lower Umpqua Hospital
Mountain View Hospital
Pioneer Memorial Hospital (Heppner)
Pioneer Memorial Hospital (Prineville)
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Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Providence Newberg Hospital
Providence Seaside Hospital
Santiam Memorial Hospital
Silverton Hospital
Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center
St. Anthony Hospital
St. Elizabeth Health Services
Tillamook County General Hospital
Wallowa Memorial Hospital
West Valley Community Hospital
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