This is how some of the world’s top EMS companies use data collection to improve outcomes for stroke patients and receive recognition for their efforts

COUNTRY: Poland

EMS: Nowy Targ

AWARD STATUS: Diamond

THEY SAY: “One more EMS Award was all it would take for Nowotarski to become an Angels Region, and paramedic Ewa Kondera was determined that Nowy Targ should not be the reason that goal wasn’t met.”

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COUNTRY: Uruguay

EMS: Emergencia Uno

AWARD STATUS: 3 consecutive diamond awards

THEY SAY: “It was not enough to reach the big cities; now we had to make sure that people in the remotest areas also had access to the same high-quality and rapid care.”

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COUNTRY: Italy

EMS: 118

AWARD STATUS: World's leading award winner

THEY SAY: "The EMS in Italy is complex, it differs from region to region, but we decided to go for it, so we gave it a big push.”

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