The study aims to increase acute stroke treatment rates in Flint, Michigan through a two-pronged approach of hospital and community level interventions. It also aims to inform future stroke preparedness interventions by exploring the relative importance of hospital optimization and community interventions.
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Utilization of Thrombolysis Among Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Patients
Timeframe: Data for this outcome was from county-wide medical records from July 2010 through September 2017 (pre-intervention) and from October 2017 through March 2020 (post-intervention, defined by initiation of the emergency department optimization component).