Report reveals hospital mortality rates for serious conditions

A higher mortality rate has been recorded at Cork University Hospital (CUH) for ischaemic stroke than anywhere else in the country.

This type of stroke occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen and other nutrients or when damaged cerebral arteries become blocked by a blood clot in the brain.

The finding is published today by the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) in its second report from the National Audit of Hospital Mortality (NAHM).