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1.03 Transfer of Care for Stroke and Recognition of Heart Attack

Stroke/ Transfers To Care/Trends Over Time

1. Initial Decrease: From 2016 to 2019, there is a noticeable decrease in time, dropping from 769 seconds to 633.5 seconds. This indicates an improvement in efficiency or response during this period.
2. Increase in 2020: In 2020, the time increased significantly to 760.5 seconds. This spike may correlate with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have affected response times due to increased demand or operational changes.
3. Gradual Improvement Post-2020: After the spike in 2020, the time decreased slightly to 725 seconds in 2022, followed by a slight increase to 727 seconds in 2023. This suggests some recovery but not a return to pre-2020 efficiency levels.

Observations

1. Overall Trend: The overall trend from 2016 to 2023 indicates that while there was significant improvement from 2016 to 2019, the disruptions in 2020 have led to higher times in subsequent years compared to the lowest point in 2019.
2. Recent Stability: The values for 2022 and 2023 suggest a stabilization of response times but at a level higher than the best year (2019).

STEMI Heart Attack/ Transfers To Care

Trends Over Time

1. Initial Improvement: From 2016 to 2019, there is a notable decrease in transfer times, dropping from 631 seconds in 2016 to 454 seconds in 2019. This indicates an improvement in the efficiency of the transfer process for STEMI patients.
2. Fluctuation Post-2019:
   After reaching the lowest point in 2019, transfer times increased slightly in 2020 and 2021, possibly due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected healthcare systems.
   However, transfer times began to improve again, with a decrease to 491 seconds in 2022 and reaching 453 seconds in 2023, indicating a return to more efficient transfers.