Outcomes
The Mount Sinai Comprehensive Stroke Center prides itself for maintaining a high standard of care when it comes to the management of patients diagnosed with stroke. We benchmark ourselves against other hospitals to ensure that compliance to the Joint Commission stroke core measures and other metrics remains high.
American Heart Association Award
2021 Data*
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Mount Sinai Hospital |
All NYC Hospitals |
All NY Hospitals |
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Activation of stroke team to prepare for treatment before patient has arrived to the hospital
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82.8% | 45.9% | 51.6% |
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Percentage of patients with an acute ischemic stroke who received clot removal and had blood flow successfully returned to the brain. |
91.5% | 85.2% | 84.6% |
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Percentage of patients with an acute ischemic stroke who received clot removal that are able to regain functional independence three months later. |
44.2% | 41.1% | 40.4% |
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Percentage of patients who had a brain bleeding complication after receiving clot busting drug (IV Alteplase or Tenecteplase) |
0% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
*Statistics are from January – December 2021 as reported by Get With the Guidelines Database
MSW Stroke Outcomes 2021
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MSW |
All NYC |
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Percentage of patients with an acute ischemic stroke who received clot removal and had blood flow successfully returned to the brain |
75.6 |
58.7% |
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The time from patient’s arrival in ED to administration of clot busting drug ( IV Tenecteplase) |
45 minutes |
45 minutes |
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Percentage of stroke patient’s arrival in ED to start of clot removal surgery within 90 minutes |
77.5% |
60.3% |
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Percentage of stroke patient’s transfer from CT scan to start of clot removal surgery within 60 minutes. |
50% |
34.6% |