RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) TO IMPLEMENT A STROKE CENTER POLICY DIRECTING AMBULANCES TO TRANSPORT ACUTE STROKE PATIENTS TO STROKE CENTERS

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of

California, that

WHEREAS, approximately 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year and 80% of the stroke survivors are left with a disability; and

WHEREAS, these disabilities can be mitigated if medical treatment is given

rapidly; and

WHEREAS, stroke centers are committed to providing timely and

comprehensive treatment to acute stroke patients; and

WHEREAS, four hospitals (Kaiser Redwood City, Mills-Peninsula Hospital, Seton Medical Center, and Stanford), which receive San Mateo County 9-1-1 ambulances are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations as primary stroke centers and two of these hospitals are able to provide invasive procedures for acute stroke:

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that Emergency Medical Services shall implement a stroke center policy directing ambulances to transport acute stroke patients to stroke centers.

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