Table 2.

Network characteristics and REACH assimilation data.

Telestroke network	Spoke hospital	Joining date	No. of beds	Primary stroke center	Stroke coordinator	Local neurologist	REACH assimilationa
GRU	1	2/1/03	72	No	No	No	18.70
GRU	2	3/1/03	47	No	No	No	15.31
GRU	3	7/1/03	50	No	No	No	26.24
GRU	4	8/1/03	10	No	No	No	18.12
GRUb	5	9/1/03	56	No	No	No	21.33
GRU	6	3/1/04	65	No	No	No	16.44
GRU	7	4/1/04	20	No	No	No	9.01
GRUb	8	2/1/05	52	No	No	No	17.71
GRU	9	3/1/06	71	No	No	No	13.72
GRU	10	1/1/08	191	No	No	Yes	7.93
GRU	11	8/1/08	236	Yes	No	Yes	7.35
GRU	12	6/1/09	40	No	No	No	19.51
GRU	13	10/1/09	190	Yes	Yes	Yes	21.42
GRUb	14	10/1/09	196	Yes	Yes	Yes	22.65
GRU	15	1/1/10	180	Yes	Yes	Yes	47.40
GRU	16	3/1/10	163	No	No	Yes	8.39
GRUb	17	11/1/10	192	No	Yes	Yes	14.88
MUSC	1	5/1/08	131	No	No	Yes	20.81
MUSC	2	5/6/08	140	No	No	Yes	30.66
MUSCb	3	5/7/08	453	No	Yes	Yes	14.77
MUSC	4	9/1/08	220	No	No	No	4.47
MUSC	5	9/18/08	124	No	No	No	15.89
MUSC	6	12/23/08	25	No	Yes	No	35.10
MUSCb	7	1/20/10	45	Yes	Yes	Yes	41.62
MUSCb	8	3/26/10	288	Yes	Yes	Yes	26.84
MUSCb	9	5/19/10	121	No	Yes	Yes	32.93
MUSC	10	7/29/10	79	No	No	No	28.80
MUSC	11	8/26/10	231	No	No	No	21.69
MUSC	12	01/21/11	116	No	No	Yes	12.64
MUSC	13	2/28/11	105	No	No	Yes	30.30
MUSC	14	2/28/11	50	No	No	Yes	21.00
MUSC	15	3/2/11	354	No	Yes	Yes	27.30

^aREACH assimilation calculated as number of telestroke consultations/year per 10⁴ ED volume.

^bSpokes selected for detailed examination (through field visits).