Table 1.
National yearly estimates of hospitalization for ischemic stroke with state organized stroke systems of care.
| Frequency of stroke hospitalizations by regional EMS policy adoption | Percentage of total stroke hospitalization by EMS policy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No EMS | EMS | EMS In-transit | Total | No EMS | EMS | EMS In-transit |
| 2000 | 582,954 | 0 | 0 | 582,954 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 580,078 | 0 | 0 | 580,078 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 569,887 | 0 | 0 | 569,887 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 539,705 | 0 | 7938 | 547,643 | 98.55 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 2004 | 459,644 | 7372 | 65,215 | 532,232 | 86.36 | 1.39 | 12.25 |
| 2005 | 367,911 | 69,681 | 88,083 | 525,676 | 69.99 | 13.26 | 16.76 |
| 2006 | 382,256 | 146,074 | 1241 | 529,571 | 72.18 | 27.58 | 0.23 |
| 2007 | 351,403 | 156,695 | 12,227 | 520,326 | 67.54 | 30.11 | 2.35 |
| 2008 | 368,810 | 163,267 | 32,087 | 564,165 | 65.37 | 28.94 | 5.69 |
| 2009 | 264,436 | 187,681 | 95,525 | 547,643 | 48.29 | 34.27 | 17.44 |
| 2010 | 275,043 | 278,538 | 18,979 | 572,560 | 48.04 | 48.65 | 3.31 |
EMS, emergency medical services