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Advanced Primary Stroke Center
By the Joint Commission

Stroke Patient Outcome Data

Guam Regional Medical Center (GRMC) offers interdisciplinary collaboration and advanced state-of-the-art critical care neurological services to treat stroke.  GRMC has successfully earned the American Heart Association (AHA) Gold-Plus Award with certification by the Joint Commission (TJC) as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center for the people of Guam and the Marianas islands.   Neurovascular stroke disease remains a leading cause of long-term disability, and GRMC offers rehabilitation services all year long.  Our Stroke Center consist of neurologists, neurovascular interventional radiologists, neurosurgeons, intensive care, emergency medicine physicians, nurses, radiologists, pharmacists, physical/occupational therapists, and speech-language therapists.  GRMC patient data outcomes since TJC certification are as follows:

Quality & Outcomes

Stroke Care Outcomes by Year

How our stroke patients are doing from discharge and treatment safety to restored blood flow and rehabilitation, reported annually since 2022.

Higher is better
Lower is better (complications)
2026 reflects partial-year data
Year Discharged Home
Patients discharged home after being diagnosed with a stroke
Higher is better
Home After Clot Removal
Patients discharged home after receiving a procedure to remove a clot that was caused by a stroke
Higher is better
Bleeding After Medication
Patients that had a bleeding complication after receiving a clot-busting medication (only)
Lower is better
Bleeding After Procedure
Patients that had a bleeding complication after a surgical clot-removal procedure was performed (with or without a clot-busting medication)
Lower is better
Blood Flow Restored
Patients with successful blood flow restored to the brain following a clot-removal procedure
Higher is better
Rehabilitation Services
Patients that were assessed & received rehabilitation services after diagnosed with a stroke — Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • Speech Therapy
Higher is better
2022

80%

59%

0%

14%

82%

98%

2023

81%

73%

0%

7%

92%

95%

2024

75%

64%

0%

3%

84%

97%

2025

77%

68%

0%

6%

85%

97%

2026Partial data

71%

29%

0%

0%

88%

97%

ⓘ  2026 figures are partial-year data and will update as the year is reported.