Acute Stroke Mortality

A stroke is a disruption in the blood supply to the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel bringing oxygen and nutrients to the brain bursts, or is clogged by a blood clot or some other particle. Because of this rupture or blockage, part of the brain doesn't get the flow of blood it needs, and the nerve cells in the affected area of the brain cannot function. When nerve cells cannot function, neither can the part of the body they control. The effects of stroke often are permanent because dead brain cells are not replaced. Mortality rates will vary based on the cause of the stroke, the severity of the stroke, other patient illnesses and speed of arrival at the hospital. Some advanced treatments may be helpful only in the first few minutes or hours following the onset of the stroke, and administrative data do not provide this information.
 

State total in cases: 8,984
State risk-adjusted mortality rate: 9.2%
National risk-adjusted mortality rate: 10.5% (*)

There are 100 hospitals in this table.

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 =  Better than state average
 =  At the state average
 =  Worse than state average
 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
 State Avg.
 Adams          
  Othello          
Othello Community Hospital(6 : )
  Ritzville          
East Adams Rural Hospital(<5 : )
 Asotin          
  Clarkston          
Tri-State Memorial Hospital(21 : )
Tri-State Memorial Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Benton          
  Kennewick          
Kennewick General Hospital(73 : 2.8% , 19.1%) (10.9%)
  Prosser          
Prosser Memorial Hospital(11 : )
Prosser Memorial Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Richland          
Kadlec Medical Center(187 : 0.8% , 9.3%) (5.0%)
 Chelan          
  Leavenworth          
Cascade Medical Center(<5 : )
  Wenatchee          
Central Washington Hospital(158 : 8.9% , 17.9%) (13.4%)
 Clallam          
  Forks          
Forks Community Hospital(8 : )
Forks Community Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Port Angeles          
Olympic Medical Center(102 : 5.9% , 20.1%) (13.0%)
 Clark          
  Vancouver          
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital(83 : 0.0% , 16.1%) (7.9%)
Southwest Washington Medical Center(422 : 2.7% , 8.1%) (5.4%)
 Columbia          
  Dayton          
Dayton General Hospital(<5 : )
Dayton General Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Cowlitz          
  Longview          
PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center(90 : 1.2% , 15.8%) (8.5%)
 Ferry          
  Republic          
Ferry County Memorial Hospital(<5 : )
Ferry County Memorial Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Franklin          
  Pasco          
Lourdes Medical Center(31 : 4.6% , 25.2%) (14.9%)
 Garfield          
  Pomeroy          
Garfield County Memorial Hospital(<5 : )
 Grant          
  Ephrata          
Columbia Basin Hospital(6 : )
Columbia Basin Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Grand Coulee          
Coulee Community Hospital(<5 : )
Coulee Community Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Moses Lake          
Samaritan Hospital(46 : 0.0% , 17.4%) (6.9%)
  Quincy          
Quincy Valley Hospital(<5 : )
Quincy Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Grays Harbor          
  Aberdeen          
Grays Harbor Community Hospital(78 : 4.4% , 15.6%) (10.0%)
 Island          
  Coupeville          
Whidbey General Hospital(45 : 0.0% , 9.7%) (0.0%)
 Jefferson          
  Port Townsend          
Jefferson Hospital(19 : )
 King          
  Auburn          
Auburn Regional Medical Center(120 : 5.4% , 16.2%) (10.8%)
  Bellevue          
Overlake Hospital Medical Center(236 : 6.7% , 12.8%) (9.7%)
  Burien          
Highline Community Hospital(138 : 5.5% , 15.5%) (10.5%)
  Enumclaw          
Enumclaw Community Hospital(17 : )
  Federal Way          
Saint Francis Hospital(128 : 0.0% , 11.6%) (5.3%)
  Kirkland          
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center(215 : 2.3% , 8.7%) (5.5%)
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center Rehabilitation Unit(<5 : )
  Redmond          
Group Health Eastside Hospital(105 : 8.7% , 21.4%) (15.0%)
  Renton          
Valley Medical Center(332 : 7.2% , 12.6%) (9.9%)
  Seattle          
Harborview Medical Center(755 : 8.2% , 10.5%) (9.4%)
Northwest Hospital(203 : 3.7% , 10.3%) (7.0%)
Swedish Medical Center(185 : 6.5% , 14.9%) (10.7%)
Swedish Providence Medical Center(520 : 5.9% , 10.2%) (8.0%)
Swedish Providence Medical Center Rehabilitation Unit(<5 : )
University Of Washington Medical Center(81 : 0.5% , 11.4%) (6.0%)
Virginia Mason Medical Center(351 : 4.4% , 10.4%) (7.4%)
Virginia Mason Medical Center Rehabilitation Unit(<5 : )
  Snoqualmie          
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital(<5 : )
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Kitsap          
  Bremerton          
Harrison Memorial Hospital(177 : 3.4% , 13.1%) (8.3%)
 Kittitas          
  Ellensburg          
Kittitas Valley Hospital(20 : )
 Klickitat          
  Goldendale          
Klickitat Valley Hospital(5 : )
  White Salmon          
Skyline Hospital(6 : )
Skyline Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Lewis          
  Centralia          
Providence Centralia Hospital(103 : 0.0% , 14.9%) (7.1%)
  Morton          
Morton General Hospital(<5 : )
 Lincoln          
  Davenport          
Lincoln Hospital(<5 : )
Lincoln Hospital Swing Bed Unit(7 : )
 Mason          
  Shelton          
Mason General Hospital(43 : 0.0% , 12.3%) (0.0%)
 Okanogan          
  Brewster          
Okanogan-Douglas Hospital(5 : )
Okanogan-Douglas Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Omak          
Mid-Valley Hospital(10 : )
Mid-Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Tonasket          
North Valley Hospital(18 : )
 Pacific          
  Ilwaco          
Ocean Beach Hospital(18 : )
  South Bend          
Willapa Harbor Hospital(<5 : )
 Pend Oreille          
  Newport          
Newport Community Hospital(14 : )
 Pierce          
  Puyallup          
Good Samaritan Hospital(205 : 4.8% , 13.8%) (9.3%)
  Tacoma          
Saint Clare Hospital(114 : 3.1% , 14.4%) (8.7%)
Saint Joseph Medical Center(352 : 3.4% , 9.3%) (6.3%)
Tacoma General Hospital(280 : 8.1% , 13.5%) (10.8%)
 Skagit          
  Anacortes          
Island Hospital(44 : 2.7% , 18.3%) (10.5%)
  Mt Vernon          
Skagit Valley Hospital(106 : 0.0% , 15.4%) (7.7%)
  Sedro Wolley          
United General Hospital(24 : )
 Snohomish          
  Arlington          
Cascade Valley Hospital(22 : )
  Edmonds          
Stevens Healthcare(138 : 2.0% , 11.5%) (6.7%)
  Everett          
Providence Everett Medical Center(469 : 8.3% , 13.0%) (10.7%)
  Monroe          
Valley General Hospital(40 : 0.0% , 19.7%) (8.6%)
 Spokane          
  Deer Park          
Deer Park Hospital(<5 : )
Deer Park Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Spokane          
Deaconess Medical Center(151 : 7.1% , 14.9%) (11.0%)
Holy Family Hospital(251 : 6.7% , 13.2%) (9.9%)
Sacred Heart Medical Center(418 : 10.1% , 14.9%) (12.5%)
Valley Hospital and Medical Center(48 : 9.2% , 24.8%) (17.0%)
 Stevens          
  Chewelah          
Saint Joseph's Hospital(8 : )
  Colville          
Mount Carmel Hospital(16 : )
 Thurston          
  Olympia          
Capital Medical Center(31 : 0.0% , 25.8%) (11.6%)
Providence Saint Peter Hospital(337 : 6.9% , 13.2%) (10.1%)
 Walla Walla          
  Walla Walla          
Saint Mary Medical Center(72 : 4.0% , 15.0%) (9.5%)
Walla Walla General Hospital(52 : 4.9% , 15.5%) (10.2%)
 Whatcom          
  Bellingham          
Saint Joseph Hospital(219 : 7.3% , 13.7%) (10.5%)
Saint Joseph Hospital Rehabilitation Unit(<5 : )
 Whitman          
  Colfax          
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center(11 : )
  Pullman          
Pullman Regional Hospital(11 : )
 Yakima          
  Sunnyside          
Sunnyside Community Hospital(20 : )
  Toppenish          
Toppenish Community Hospital(10 : )
  Yakima          
Yakima Regional Medical & Heart Center(118 : 0.7% , 10.3%) (5.5%)
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital(165 : 9.6% , 17.9%) (13.7%)


*Source of national risk-adjusted mortality rate: National Quality Indicators - 2004 national statistics -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
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