HCMC Stroke Center

Treatment times among the fastest in the U.S.

Two million brain cells die each minute during a stroke. That’s why time is of the essence during acute stroke care. Patients who come to Hennepin Stroke Center experience some of the fastest stroke treatment times in the U.S.

If provided promptly to appropriate candidates, clot-busting drugs such as a tissue plasmin-ogenactivator (TPA) are the most effective treatment for many stroke patients. Hennepin Stroke Center features:

Moving a patient through the Emergency Department doors

An average “door-to-IV-TPA” time of 43 minutes. Our 2007 average time elapsed between patient arrival and TPA administration (“door-to-IV”) was 43 minutes.
National best-practice door-to-IV time is 60 minutes.

Delivery of TPA to 17% of ischemic stroke patients. This compares with an average
of 2% of patients nationally and 11-18% in top U.S. stroke programs.

If you are a patient and would like to make a clinic appointment, call (612) 873-2515.

If you are a physician and would like to request a consultation or refer a stroke patient, call (800) 424-4262 or (612) 873-4262.