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flag A new stroke program in New Zealand cuts hospital stays and speeds recovery by starting treatment within 72 hours.

flag A new stroke care pathway at Wellington Regional Hospital is improving recovery by speeding up treatment and rehabilitation, cutting acute hospital stays by two days and specialist rehab by three weeks. flag Implemented within 72 hours of stroke onset, the program uses standardized assessments to guide early transfers, reduce wait times by six days, and expand access—doubling acute assessments and boosting inpatient rehab admissions by 42%. flag Patients now receive care sooner, with clearer plans and better communication, while more recover at home through community integration. flag The initiative supports better outcomes for stroke survivors in New Zealand, where over 9,500 people have strokes annually and about 2,000 die.

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