Performance Measure

Greenwich Hospital

All CT hospitals

Like-sized hospitals

Venous thrombus embolism (VTE)
Treated to prevent blood clots from forming when confined to bed

99.3%

96.8%

94.9%

Discharged on anti-thrombotic therapy
Discharged to home on a blood thinner to prevent another ischemic stroke

100%

99.9%

99.4%

Anti-coagulation for atrial fibrillation/flutter
Treated with a strong blood thinner when you have an abnormal heart rhythm that could cause blood clots

100%

97.6%

97.9%

Thrombolytic therapy
Arrived at the hospital within 2 hours of stroke symptoms and treated with a clot-busting drug within 3 hours of symptoms

100%

92.5%

89.3%

Anti-thrombotics by hospital day #2
Treated with a blood thinner within two days after admission to prevent another ischemic stroke

99.1%

97.1%

97.6%

Discharged on a statin medication
Treated with a cholesterol-lowering drug to reduce your ischemic stroke risk

99.3%

99.3%

98.8%

Stroke education
Provided with information about warning signs, stroke risk factors, and the importance of calling 9-1-1

98.8%

95.9%

94.2%

Assessed for rehabilitation
Evaluated by a member of the rehabilitation team to assess your need for recovery therapy

98.0%

99.5%

99.2%

Performance Measure

Greenwich Hospital

All CT hospitals

Like-sized hospitals

Hemorrhagic transformation after IV alteplase
Ischemic stroke patients who develop significant bleeding in the brain within 36 hours after receiving a clot-busting medication (lower percentage is better)

0%

3.8%

1.8%

Hemorrhagic transformation after IA alteplase (tPA) or thrombectomy
Ischemic stroke patients who develop significant bleeding in the brain within 36 hours after undergoing a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot (lower percentage is better)

0%

8.4%

8.3%

TICI* reperfusion grade of 2B or higher
Ischemic stroke patients who had meaningful improvement of blood flow to their brain after undergoing a surgical procedure

71.4%

81.2%

84.9%

Arrival to skin puncture (procedure start)
Median time from hospital arrival to the time of skin puncture to access the artery for a thrombectomy procedure (lower number is better). Goal: 90 minutes if direct from the community.

95 mins

105 mins

99 mins

Quality outcomes

24-hour stroke and/or death after diagnostic catheter angiography

Jan.-Dec. 2021

Jan.-Dec. 2022

24-hour complication rate

0.0%

0.0%