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Stroke patient mortality rates better at 'designated centers'

Patients sent to regular hospitals for ischemic stroke are more likely to die than their counterparts sent to designated stroke centers according to a study published this week in the Journal of the

Lagging transport time for stroke patients negatively affects treatment

Hospitals must find a way to improve the time it takes to transport stroke victims to the hospital, considering that only about 25 percent whose stroke is caused by a blocked artery (ischemic stroke)