System-approach to stroke care increases the use of tPA therapy by 13.5-fold

Medical staff have increased the use of tPA or "clot busting therapy" for ischemic stroke by 13.5 times throughout University Hospitals system hospitals since implementing the System Stroke Program (SSP). Launched in 2008, SSP sought to increase access to the lifesaving treatment for acute (urgent) ischemic stroke patients in the 15 counties surrounding Cleveland.

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