Kansas State Stroke Task Force is embarking on the first stage of development for a consistent and dependable Stroke System of Care for the State of Kansas.
Getting Started
Identification and formalization of the Emergency Stroke Ready facilities and Not Stroke Ready facilities is a necessary step to implementation of the other goals
Emergent Stroke Ready Hospitals
ESRHs, hospitals that diagnose, treat, and transport acute stroke patients to a higher level of care as warranted, will likely be located throughout the state. ESRHs must annually attest to Kansas State Stroke Task Force their continued compliance with criteria outlined below and must comply with these criteria 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Complete List of Emergent Stroke Ready Primary Stroke Center Hospitals updated 5.6.13 
View full-size PDF of map
| Upcoming Webinars & Education | |
| email Dawn Noland for login information | |
| Wednesday July 24, 2013 7:30am - 12:30pm | "Issues to Address After Stroke: Depression, Driving and Wellness" Rehabilitation Institute of KC |
| Saturday, August 10, 2013 8am - 12:30pm | "Quick & Accurate Saves the Brain" Lawrence Memorial Hospital |
| Aug 15 - 16, 2013 Wichita Marriott Hotel | Kansas Stroke and STEMI Summit (details to follow) |
| Previous Webinars & Education | |
| 6.12.13 | "TCD, Core Measures & GWTG for Stroke" Presentation TCD Recorded Missouri Webinar note: fast forward about 1 minute into the recording for the audio to start |
| 6.11.13 | "Dysphagia in the Acute Stroke" Presentation Dysphagia Screening Recorded Webinar (sound starts at about 1 minute) Debbie Summers, Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute |
| 5.14.13 | "Ischemic Stroke - Update on Practice Guidelines," Debbie Summers, Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute Summers Webinar wmv file Summers PDF |
| 4.9.13 | "Core Principles of Stroke," slide presentation, Linda Bayless. Recording is unavailable |
| 3.12.13 | "Stroke: Endovascular Care and More" Michael Abraham, MD, University of Kansas wmv file note: fast forward about 1 minute into the recording for the audio to start |
| 12.4.12 | EMS Webinar: Dr. Talkad wmv file note: the audio starts about 1:15 seconds into the recording PDF of EMS Webinar slides |
The three initial steps to the KISS plan include:
- Creation of a comprehensive “stroke capability” map for the state of Kansas including: Air Ambulance (fixed wing and rotor); local & regional EMS; Comprehensive Stroke Centers; Primary Stroke Centers, Emergent Stroke Ready facilities & Not Stroke Ready facilities.
a. Air Ambulance and Regional EMS services can easily be identified.
b. Primary Stroke Centers are those centers who are certified for The Joint Commission, HFAP or DMV.
c. Certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers do not yet exist – but will in the near future.
d. Emergent Stroke Ready Facilities & Not Stroke Ready facilities need to be determined.
- Establishment of Regional Stroke Treatment & Transport Protocols that support the available medical resources.
- Implementation of a statewide educational program promoting Stroke Warning Signs and use of 911.
Emergent Stroke Ready Hospitals
ESRHs, hospitals that diagnose, treat, and transport acute stroke patients to a higher level of care as warranted, will likely be located throughout the state. ESRHs must annually attest to Kansas State Stroke Task Force their continued compliance with criteria outlined below and must comply with these criteria 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
ESRH designation criteria include:
- Written emergent stroke care protocols;
- Written transfer agreement with a hospital with neurosurgical expertise;
- Director of stroke care to oversee hospital stroke policies and procedures. This may be a clinical staff member or the designee of the hospital administrator;
- Administration of thrombolytic therapy (e.g. tPA);
- Ability to conduct brain image tests (e.g. CT scan) at all times;
- Ability to conduct blood coagulation studies at all times; and
- Use of the Get with the Guideline – Stroke quality improvement program.
