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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
2002 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	2002 rating
STATE TOTAL			4,994	538	10.8%		8.6%
Alamosa	San Luis Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aspen	Aspen Valley Hosp.		8
Boulder	Boulder Community Hosp.		168	26	15.5%	11.3%	14.7%	(10.6%,18.9%)
Brush	East Morgan County Hosp.		6
Burlington	Kit Carson Memorial Library		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Canon City	St. Thomas More Hosp.	Centura	38	3	7.9%	7.6%	11.2%	(2.5%,20.0%)
Cheyenne Wells	Keefe Memorial Hosp.		Less than 5		—	—	—	—	—	—
Colorado Spgs.	Memorial Hosp.		316	32	10.1%	12.8%	8.5%	(5.5%,11.5%)
	Penrose Community Hosp.	Centura	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Penrose Hosp.	Centura	263	31	11.8%	12.6%	10.1%	(6.8%,13.4%)
Cortez	Southwest Memorial Hosp.		29	—	—	—	—	—		—
Craig	Memorial Hosp.		13
Delta	Delta County Memorial Hosp.		41	2	4.9%	6.5%	8.1%	(0.0%,16.5%)
Denver Metro
Denver	The Childrens Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Englewood	Craig Hosp.		13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Denver	Denver Health Med. Cntr.		112	10	8.9%	11.1%	8.6%	(3.5%,13.7%)
Littleton	Littleton Adventist Hosp.	Centura	138	9	6.5%	14.2%	4.9%	(0.4%,9.5%)
Wheat Ridge	Lutheran Med. Cntr.	Exempla	272	24	8.8%	15.0%	6.3%	(3.1%,9.6%)
Aurora	The Med. Cntr. Of Aurora, North		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aurora	The Med. Cntr. of Aurora, South	HealthONE	263	30	11.4%	20.5%	6.0%	(2.7%,9.3%)
Thornton	North Suburban Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	53	6	11.3%	9.8%	12.4%	(5.0%,19.8%)
Brighton	Platte Valley Med. Cntr.		13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Denver	Porter Adventist Hosp.	Centura	180	20	11.1%	17.6%	6.8%	(2.8%,10.8%)
Denver	Presbyterian St. Lukes Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	57	4	7.0%	15.0%	5.0%	(0.0%,12.2%)
Denver	Rose Med. Cntr.		137	11	8.0%	10.8%	8.0%	(3.4%,12.6%)
Denver	St. Anthony Central Hosp.	Centura	396	55	13.9%	17.5%	8.5%	(5.8%,11.2%)
Westminister	St. Anthony North Hosp.	Centura	127	17	13.4%	12.4%	11.6%	(6.8%,16.4%)
Denver	St. Joseph Hosp.	Exempla	422	23	5.5%	12.6%	4.7%	(2.1%,7.3%)
Englewood	Swedish Med. Cntr.		331	36	10.9%	25.1%	4.7%	(1.7%,7.6%)
Denver	University Hosp.		209	27	12.9%	18.8%	7.4%	(3.7%,11.1%)
Durango	Mercy Med. Cntr.		27	—	—	—	—	—		—
Eads	Weisbrod Memorial County Hosp.		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Estes Park	Estes Park Med. Cntr.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fort Collins	Poudre Valley Hosp.		190	14	7.4%	16.1%	4.9%	(1.0%,8.8%)
Fort Morgan	Colorado Plains Med. Cntr.		26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fruita	Family Health West		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Glenwood Spgs.	Valley View Hosp.		24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	Community Hosp.		27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	Hilltop Rehabilitation Cntr.		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	St. Marys Hosp. and Med. Cntr.		172	22	12.8%	11.1%	12.4%	(8.3%,16.5%)
Greeley	North Colorado Med. Cntr.		136	13	9.6%	11.8%	8.7%	(4.1%,13.3%)
Gunnison	Gunnison Valley Hosp.		6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Holyoke	Melissa Memorial Hosp.		5
Hugo	Lincoln Community Hosp.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Julesburg	Sedgwick County Memorial Hosp.		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kremmling	Kremmling Memorial Hosp. District		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Jara	Conejos County Hosp.		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Junta	Arkansas Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lamar	Prowers Med. Cntr.		33	3	9.1%	8.6%	11.4%	(2.0%,20.7%)
Leadville	St. Vincent General Hosp.		Less than 5	—	—	—	—	—		—
Longmont	Longmont United Hosp.		92	8	8.7%	10.7%	8.8%	(3.2%,14.4%)
Louisville	Avista Adventist Hosp.	Centura	43	6	14.0%	8.9%	16.8%	(8.6%,25.0%)
Loveland	McKee Med. Cntr.		89	5	5.6%	7.5%	8.1%	(2.4%,13.8%)
Meeker	Pioneers Hosp. of Rio Blanco		5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montrose	Montrose Memorial Hosp.		31	5	16.1%	9.6%	18.1%	(8.49%,27.7%)	—
Pueblo	Parkview Med. Cntr.		166	23	13.9%	14.3%	10.5%	(6.3%,14.6%)
	St. Mary Corwin Med. Cntr.	Centura	127	19	15.0%	13.7%	11.8%	(7.0%,16.6%)
Rifle	Grand River Hosp. District		7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Salida	Heart of the Rockies Regional Med. Cntr.		21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Springfield	Southeast Colorado Hosp.		7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
—Steamboat Spgs.	Yampa Valley Med. Cntr.		7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sterling	Sterling Regional Med. Cntr.		19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Trinidad	Mount San Rafael Hosp.		15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vail	Vail Valley Med. Cntr.		Less than 5		—	—	—	—	—	—
Walsenberg	Huerfano Med. Cntr.		6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wray	Wray Community District Hosp.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yuma	Yuma District Hosp.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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