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Assessing improvements in survival for stroke patients in the Northern Territory 1992?2013: a marginal structural analysis.
Conclusions Stroke survival has improved in the NT over the past two decades. The marginal structural models provide a powerful methodological tool that can be applied to hospital administrative data to assess changes in quality of care and the impact of interventions. What is known about the topic? Stroke-related mortality has fallen in the past 30 years in Australia. Indigenous Australians have much worse health outcomes than other Australians, including higher stroke incidence and mortality, but it is not known whether stroke survival has improved for Indigenous stroke patients. What does this paper add? This study meas...
Source: Australian Health Review - February 23, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Zhao Y, Condon J, You J, Guthridge S, He V Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research

5 Things You Should Know About Vascular Disease
Vascular disease is known as a silent killer because many people don’t experience symptoms until it is too late. Read on to learn about the risk factors for vascular disease and what tools are available to you to prevent it. 1. It can lead to a limb loss, aneurysm or stroke. This is caused by the build-up of plaque in the arteries of your legs, neck and aorta. 2. It leads to more deaths than cancer. This is an indisputable fact. Fortunately, there are easy tests to screen for vascular disease,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - October 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dr. Joel Reginelli Source Type: research

Cleveland Clinic's expansion: An insider's look
Construction of the $90 million expansion at the Cleveland Clinic is well underway. The 143,000-square-foot Egil and Pauline Braathen Facility will house the expanded Pauline Braathen Neurological Center and Cleveland Clinic Florida's Cancer Center. Pauline Braathen made a $30 million donation to fund the construction. Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Neurological Center will provide comprehensive care in treating stroke, neuromuscular diseases, multiple sclerosis, headaches, movement disorders, epilepsy…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - June 16, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mark Freerks Source Type: research

GMC invests $1.7M in 128-slice CT scanner
Gwinnett Medical Center has invested $1.7 million in a computed tomography (CT) scanner at its Lawrenceville hospital. The 128-slice CT scanner will be used in GMC Lawrenceville's emergency room, which is a Level II trauma center. The CT scanner boasts lower radiation levels than conventional x-ray devices, and allows physicians to see what was previously unseen, a hospital spokeswoman noted. The device will be used for bariatric, cancer, stroke and cardiac patients because it offers 4-D imaging,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - January 4, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Urvaksh Karkaria Source Type: research