The “Network Effect” on Interfacility Transfers Among Regional Stroke Certified Hospitals

Timely inter-facility transfer of thrombectomy-eligible patients is a mainstay of Stroke Systems of Care. We investigated transfer patterns among stroke certified hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex (19 counties, 9,286 sq mi,> 7.7 million people), by hospital network and stroke center status.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 24, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Nneka L. Ifejika, Jared Wiegand, Hunter Harbold, Adrian A. Botello, Babatunde A. Babalola, Aardhra M. Venkatachalam, Roberta Novakovic, Michael B. Cannell Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research