Fig. 3. Regional distribution of acute care hospitals by each subgroup. (A) Stroke unit availability and (B) stroke patient volumes. Large cities and surrounding rural areas are combined when connected through stroke practices, such as Daejeon and Chungnam, Gwangju and Jeonnam, and Daegu and Gyeongbuk (e.g., in the Jeonnam region, there is no hospital providing stroke unit care and most acute stroke patients are admitted to hospitals in the Gwangju region).
