Angels awards

Learn about the local, regional and national interventions through which the Angels Initiative strives to improve stroke care worldwide.

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ESO Spirit Of Excellence Winners 2025

Meet the winners and nominees who were honoured at ESOC 2025

ANGELS INSIGHTS MONTH

March and September are Angels Insights Months - an opportunity for your hospital or EMS to gain insights about your stroke care performance, transform your stroke care and meet the standards for an Angels Award.

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100 ANGELS REGIONS

The 100 Angels Regions strategy is a bold plan to make the world safe for stroke. But this can only be achieved by acting in unison: if one doesn’t do it, no-one can do it.

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LESSONS FROM UKRAINE

Teachers are the real heroes in this story about FAST Heroes in Ukraine. It’s their courage and dedication that has sent the country to the top of the leaderboard in more ways than one.

DARE TO ACT

Experience the energy, passion and commitment that characterized the seventh annual regional meeting of the stroke community in South America.

Angels awards

The Angels Awards are designed to acknowledge and honour teams and individuals committed to stroke practice and to establish a culture of continued monitoring.

Eso Angels Awards

Hospitals from countries covered by the ESO that capture treatment data in RES-Q, SITS-QR or in one of the pre-approved registries/databases apply automatically to the ESO Angels Award based on the quality measures outlined in the Tier System.

WSO ANGELS AWARDS

Hospitals from countries outside the ESO territory that capture treatment data in RES-Q, SITS-QR or in one of the pre-approved registries/databases apply automatically to the WSO Angels Award based on the quality measures outlined in the Tier System.

SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Spirit of Excellence Award is given to those who embody excellence in stroke care in their dealings with patients, other members of the hospital team, those who strive to raise the standard of excellence in their hospital.

WSO SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS

EMS Angels Awards

Designed specifically for Emergency Medical Services. These awards are part of the wider Angels Initiative and create a structure that offers valuable global comparisons of key aspects of pre-hospital care.

Download the EMS awards spreadsheet