Table 1.
Replies to the questionnaire broken for community and university hospitals.
| Item | Community hospital | University hospital | ||
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Does your hospital have a stroke unit? | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (100.0%) |
| Did you already treat SARS-CoV-2 infected patients at your stroke unit? | 4 (80.0%) | 1 (20.0%) | 12 (85.7%) | 2 (14.3%) |
| Does your stroke unit have a dedicated team of medical staff (physicians, nurses) for the management of COVID-19 patients? | 5 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (64.3%) | 5 (35.7%) |
| Are all admitted patients tested for SARS-CoV-2? | 4 (80.0%) | 1 (20.0%) | 7 (50.0%) | 7 (50.0%) |
| Does your hospital have a neurological IMC unit? | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | 7 (50.0%) | 7 (50.0%) |
| Did you already treat SARS-CoV-2 infected patients at your IMC unit? | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 6 (85.7%) | 1 (14.3%) |
| Does your IMC unit have a dedicated team of medical staff (physicians, nurses) for COVID-19 patients? | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (71.4%) |
| Are all admitted patients tested for SARS-CoV-2? | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 4 (57.1%) | 3 (42.9%) |
| Does your hospital have a neurological ICU? | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | 1 (7.1%) | 13 (92.9%) |
| Did you already treat SARS-CoV-2 infected patients at your ICU? | 3 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 12 (92.3%) | 1 (7.7%) |
| Does your ICU have a dedicated team of medical staff (physicians, nurses) for COVID-19 patients? | 3 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (69.2%) | 4 (30.8%) |
| Are all admitted patients tested for SARS-CoV-2? | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 6 (46.2%) | 7 (53.8%) |
| Have you already executed rearrangements regarding bed capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic? | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (100.0%) | 2 (14.3%) | 12 (85.7%) |
| Does your hospital/department have a separated area for patients with unknown SARS-CoV-2-status, waiting for the test result (e.g. floating area)? | 1 (20.0%) | 4 (80.0%) | 2 (14.3%) | 12 (85.7%) |
| Did your hospital/department create a dedicated ward for COVID-19-patients? | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (100.0%) | 1 (7.1%) | 13 (92.9%) |
| Did your hospital/department take any measures in order to enable higher security distances between patients or medical staff? | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (100.0%) |
| Did your hospital/your department reduce neurological outpatient treatment? | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (reduced; 40.0%); 3 (suspended; 60.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (reduced; 71.4%); 4 (suspended; 28.6%) |
| Do you believe that the COVID-19-pandemic has compromised treatment of stroke patients? | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | 7 (50.0%) | 7 (50.0%) |
| Did you observe a decrease of cases of thrombolysis / thrombectomy at your hospital during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic? | 4 (80.0%) | 1 (20.0%) | 8 (57.1%) | 6 (42.9%) |
| Did your hospital/department train nurses and physicians regarding a safe approach towards COVID-19 patients (i.e. correct use of protective equipment) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (100.0%) |
| Did your hospital/department schedule frequent staff meetings regarding COVID-19? | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (100.0%) |
| Does your hospital/department offer psychotherapeutic assistance for the medical staff regarding COVID-19 cases? | 1 (20.0%) | 4 (80.0%) | 8 (57.1%) | 6 (42.9%) |
SARS-CoV-2 = Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – CoronaVirus – 2; COVID-19 = Coronavirus Disease 2019; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; IMC = Intermediate Care