Table: 2001 Acute Stroke Mortality

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A stroke is a disruption in the blood supply to the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel bringing oxygen and nutrients to the brain bursts, or is clogged by a blood clot or some other particle. Because of this rupture or blockage, part of the brain doesn't get the flow of blood it needs, and the nerve cells in the affected area of the brain cannot function. When nerve cells cannot function, neither can the part of the body they control. The effects of stroke often are permanent because dead brain cells are not replaced. Mortality rates will vary based on the cause of the stroke, the severity of the stroke, other patient illnesses and speed of arrival at the hospital. Some advanced treatments may be helpful only in the first few minutes or hours following the onset of the stroke, and administrative data do not provide this information.		Interpreting this table instructions Better than state average At the state average Worse than state average
2001 Mortality in Colorado hospitals

City	Facility	Group	Cases	Number of deaths	Observed mortality rate	Expected mortalty rate	Risk-adjusted mortality rate (RAMR)	95% confidence interval for RAMR	2001 rating
STATE TOTAL	STATE TOTAL		4,878	572	11.7%	—	10.4%	—	—
Alamosa	San Luis Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		27	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aspen	Aspen Valley Hosp.		9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Boulder	Boulder Community Hosp.		159	18	11.3%	10.4%	11.4%	(7.1%,15.6%)
Brush	East Morgan County Hosp.		8	—	—	—		—	—
Burlington	Kit Carson Memorial Library		5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Canon City	St. Thomas More Hosp.	Centura	47	6	12.8%	10.1%	13.2%	(5.4%,21.1%)
Cheyenne Wells	Keefe Memorial Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Colorado Spgs.	Memorial Hosp.		258	23	8.9%	9.5%	9.8%	(6.4%,13.1%)
Colorado Spgs.	Penrose Community Hosp.	Centura	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
Colorado Spgs.	Penrose Hosp.	Centura	254	39	15.4%	14.8%	10.8%	(7.5%,14.2%)
Cortez	Southwest Memorial Hosp.		32	3	9.4%	14.9%	6.6%	(0.0%,16.1%)
Craig	Memorial Hosp.		10	—	—		—	—	—
Delta	Delta County Memorial Hosp.		32	6	18.8%	10.0%	19.6%	(10.1%,29.1%)
Denver Metro
Denver	The Childrens Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Englewood	Craig Hosp.		9	—	—		—	—	—
Denver	Denver Health Med. Cntr.		86	17	19.8%	17.2%	12.0%	(6.2%,17.8%)
Littleton	Littleton Adventist Hosp.	Centura	137	14	10.2%	10.0%	10.6%	(6.0%,15.2%)
Wheat Ridge	Lutheran Med. Cntr.	Exempla	272	12	4.4%	9.0%	5.1%	(1.8%,8.4%)
Aurora	The Med. Cntr. Of Aurora - North		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aurora	The Med. Cntr. of Aurora - South	HealthONE	218	25	11.5%	12.6%	9.5%	(5.8%,13.1%)
Thornton	North Suburban Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	67	9	13.4%	11.6%	12.1%	(5.5%,18.7%)
Brighton	Platte Valley Med. Cntr.		22	—		—		—	—
Denver	Porter Adventist Hosp.	Centura	275	25	9.1%	13.4%	7.1%	(3.8%,10.3%)
Denver	Presbyterian St. Lukes Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	83	7	8.4%	13.0%	6.8%	(0.8%,12.7%)
Denver	Rose Med. Cntr.		156	21	13.5%	14.6%	9.6%	(5.3%,13.9%)
Denver	St. Anthony Central Hosp.	Centura	340	57	16.8%	15.1%	11.6%	(8.6%,14.5%)
Westminister	St. Anthony North Hosp.	Centura	122	11	9.0%	8.6%	11.0%	(6.1%,15.9%)
Denver	St. Joseph Hosp.	Exempla	353	20	5.7%	9.8%	6.0%	(3.2%,8.9%)
Englewood	Swedish Med. Cntr.		290	32	11.0%	13.6%	8.5%	(5.3%,11.6%)
Denver	University Hosp.		162	22	13.6%	12.9%	11.0%	(6.8%,15.2%)
Durango	Mercy Med. Cntr.		44	5	11.4%	9.1%	13.0%	(4.9%,21.1%)
Eads	Weisbrod Mem. County Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Estes Park	Estes Park Med. Cntr.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—
Fort Collins	Poudre Valley Hosp.		187	27	14.4%	12.9%	11.7%	(7.7%,15.6%)
Fort Morgan	Colorado Plains Med. Cntr.		19	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fruita	Family Health West		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Glenwood Spgs.	Valley View Hosp.		22	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	Community Hosp.		26	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	Hilltop Rehabilitation Cntr.			—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	St. Marys Hosp. and Med. Cntr.		238	37	15.5%	10.9%	14.9%	(11.4%,18.4%)
Greeley	North Colorado Med. Cntr.		149	14	9.4%	9.1%	10.8%	(6.4%,15.2%)
Gunnison	Gunnison Valley Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Holyoke	Melissa Memorial Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hugo	Lincoln Community Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Julesburg	Sedgwick County Memorial Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kremmling	Kremmling Memorial Hosp. District		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Jara	Conejos County Hosp.		6	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Junta	Arkansas Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		29	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lamar	Prowers Med. Cntr.		33	1	3.0%	5.0%	6.4%	(0.0%,15.7%)
Leadville	St. Vincent General Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Longmont	Longmont United Hosp.		85	15	17.6%	10.7%	17.2%	(11.4%,23.1%)
Louisville	Avista Adventist Hosp.	Centura	31	3	9.7%	11.3%	9.0%	(0.0%,18.6%)
Loveland	McKee Med. Cntr.		90	8	8.9%	7.3%	12.7%	(7.0%,18.4%)
Meeker	Pioneers Hosp. of Rio Blanco		9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montrose	Montrose Memorial Hosp.		25	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pueblo	Parkview Med. Cntr.		133	25	18.8%	15.9%	12.3%	(7.7%,17.0%)
Pueblo	St. Mary Corwin Med. Cntr.	Centura	160	22	13.8%	14.1%	10.2%	5.9%,14.4%)
Rifle	Grand River Hosp. District		5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Salida	Heart of the Rockies Regional Med. Cntr.		19	—	—	—	—	—	—
Springfield	Southeast Colorado Hosp.		9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Steamboat Spgs.	Yampa Valley Med. Cntr.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sterling	Sterling Regional Med. Cntr.		29	—	—	—	—	—	—
Trinidad	Mount San Rafael Hosp.		25	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vail	Vail Valley Med. Cntr.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Walsenberg	Huerfano Med. Cntr.		8	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wray	Wray Community District Hosp.		9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yuma	Yuma District Hosp.		6	—	—	—	—	—	—
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