Table 1.

Characteristics of public and private hospitals.

	Public hospitals N = 10	Private hospitals N = 11
Geographical location, urban area	10 (100%)	11 (100%)
Hospital capacity
Less than 100 beds	3 (30%)	5 (55.5%)
Between 100 and 500 beds	6 (60%)	6 (54.5%)
More than 500 beds	1 (10%)	0 (0%)
Presence of stroke care unit	5 (50%)	3 (27.3%)
Access to IV thrombolysis
24/7 access	5 (50%)	6 (54.5%)
Limited to certain hours	4 (40%)	0 (0%)
Limited to patients who can afford it	0 (0%)	4 (36.4%)
Not regularly available	1 (10%)	1 (9.1%)
Never available	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Availability of EVT	6 (60%)	10 (90.9%)
Access to EVT
24/7 access	4 (40%)	3 (27.3%)
Limited to certain hours	0 (0%)	2 (18.2%)
Limited to patients who can afford it	2 (20%)	6 (54.5)
Not regularly available	1 (10%)	0 (0%)
Never available	3 (30%)	0 (0%)
Access to medical supplies for EVT since requested
Immediately (<5 min)	0 (0%)	2 (18.2%)
Less than an hour	6 (60%)	7 (63.6%)
1–24 h	2 (20%)	2 (18.2%)
More than 24 h	2 (20%)	0 (0%)
Additional out-of-pocket payment compared to IV-tPA
No additional cost compared to IV-tPA	2 (20%)	0 (0%)
Less than USD 1,000	0 (0%)	1 (9.1%)
USD 1,000–5,000	2 (20%)	1 (9.1%)
USD 5,001–10,000	3 (30%)	0 (0%)
USD 10,001–20,000	3 (30%)	6 (54.5%)
More than USD 20,000	0 (0%)	3 (27.3%)
Who covers most of the costs for EVT?
Public funding (Local Government)	1 (10%)	0 (0%)
Public funding (National Government)	3 (30%)	0 (0%)
Private insurance	0 (0%)	6 (54.5%)
Patient	6 (60%)	5 (45.5%)
Existence of clinical registry	6 (60%)	5 (45.5%)

IV-tPA, Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; EVT, endovascular treatment; USD, United States Dollars.