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Stroke care quality and outcomes
When it comes to treating stroke, every second counts. You can rely on the teams at Sharp HealthCare to immediately diagnose and care for you. Our stroke care programs follow rigorous national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Sharp is nationally recognized for providing high-quality stroke care. Patients with the most complex cases can be treated at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, a Comprehensive Stroke Center – the highest designation given by The Joint Commission in association with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Comprehensive centers offer special expertise, resources and training to treat all types of stroke.
Primary Stroke Centers
Three Sharp hospitals — Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Sharp Coronado Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital — are certified as Primary Stroke Centers by The Joint Commission. This designation reflects Sharp’s ability to deliver excellent stroke care at every step of a patient’s diagnosis and recovery.
Sharp Grossmont Hospital stroke care quality and outcomes
As the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in East County San Diego, Sharp Grossmont Hospital has the experts and processes in place to manage all types of strokes quickly and effectively. Treating the highest volume of stroke patients in San Diego County, our highly skilled staff and enhanced response help increase a patient’s chance for long-term recovery and survival, while also decreasing the possibilities of side effects.
Information below shows current data for Sharp Grossmont August 2024 to July 2025, unless specified otherwise.
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center stroke care quality and outcomes
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is the South Bay leader for providing excellence in stroke care and has received the prestigious achievement award of Gold Plus from the American Heart Association. As a certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center, Sharp Chula Vista can treat all types of strokes quickly and effectively.
Information below shows current data for Sharp Chula Vista August 2024 to July 2025.
Sharp Coronado Hospital stroke care quality and outcomes
Sharp Coronado Hospital is certified as a Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission, the nation’s top hospital accreditation organization. This certification means the hospital provides high-quality stroke care from the moment patients arrive and throughout their stay and recovery.
Information below shows current data for Sharp Coronado August 2024 to July 2025.
Sharp Memorial Hospital stroke care quality and outcomes
As an Advanced Primary Stroke Center certified by The Joint Commission in association with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Sharp Memorial Hospital has the experts and processes in place to treat all types of strokes quickly and effectively. Our highly skilled staff and enhanced response help increase a patient’s chance for long-term recovery and survival.
Information below shows current data for Sharp Memorial August 2024 to July 2025.
Stroke care quality and outcomes measures
The benefits of thrombolytics (clot buster) in patients with acute ischemic stroke are time-dependent, and guidelines recommend a door-to-needle time of 60 minutes or less. However, studies have shown that less than 30 percent of U.S. patients are treated within this window.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in stroke patients. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) encompasses both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). The incidence of VTE among patients with stroke is high, and PE remains the third-highest cause of mortality in stroke.
Current data suggests that antithrombotic therapy (ATT) should be prescribed at discharge following acute ischemic stroke to reduce stroke mortality and morbidity.
Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is responsible for approximately 20–30% of ischemic strokes, especially in older patients. Long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC) represents an effective treatment for preventing stroke in AF patients.
An antithrombotic is a medication that prevents blood clots. Current studies suggest antithrombotic therapy should be administered within 2 days of symptom onset in acute ischemic stroke patients to reduce stroke mortality and morbidity.
A study of more than 135,000 people at risk for a heart attack or stroke found that those who took statins had a 25% lower risk of having a heart attack or stroke compared to those who did not take statins.
Management of risk factors remains extremely important in secondary stroke prevention, including (but not limited to) diabetes, smoking cessation, lipids, and especially hypertension. Intensive medical management, often performed by multidisciplinary teams, is usually best, with goals of therapy tailored to the individual patient. Lifestyle factors, including healthy diet and physical activity, are important for preventing a second stroke. Low-salt and Mediterranean diets are recommended for stroke risk reduction. Patients with stroke are especially at risk for sedentary and prolonged sitting behaviors, and they should be encouraged to perform physical activity in a supervised and safe manner.
Stroke rehabilitation is a program of different therapies designed to help you relearn skills lost after a stroke. Rehabilitation methods can depend on the parts of your brain affected by the stroke. Rehabilitation can help with movement, speech, strength and daily living skills. Stroke rehabilitation can help you regain independence and improve your quality of life.
Cerebral angiography is an important test to determine if there are any abnormalities within the arteries of the brain. This procedure does come with risk. Studies have shown that 0.5% risk of a stroke can occur with this diagnostic test.
Stroke readmissions are common and associated with a high mortality, morbidity and cost. According to the American Stroke Association, up to 12% of patients with ischemic stroke get readmitted within 30 days following discharge.
Stroke associated pneumonia is one of the most common post stroke infections with a prevalence of 14.3%.