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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“Our stroke service is now complete”

Feedback-driven improvement has resulted in Siloam Ambulance Call Center in Jakarta winning Indonesia’s first EMS Angels Award – which is exactly what the awards program was designed to accomplish.
17 February 2025
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Hungary

The Light in their Eyes

Achieving Angels Region status in two counties in Hungary was the result of key people, good relationships, and the legacy left by her predecessor, says consultant Zsófia Reichert.
07 February 2025
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South Africa

Delivering Hope – the Groenkloof Story

The stroke service at this Pretoria hospital is the work of a devoted strokologist and his team of converts who do whatever it takes to deliver hope.
06 February 2025
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Blazing A Trail In Iraq

He believes in his mission, and he believes in himself, says the young neurologist whose journey is a testament to his unwavering commitment to improving stroke care in Iraq.
16 January 2025
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Kazakhstan

Next Stop Astana

The Kaunas Stroke Simulation Team went to Kazakhstan for the opening of the first simulation center in Central Asia. Doctors from Lithuania conducted a cross-national simulation training to equip Kazakh physicians with the skills and confidence to carry out the rapid expansion of stroke services in the country.
16 January 2025
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Latvia

The Power of Consistency

If there was a leaderboard for Angels Awards, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital would be right at the top. Consistency is the key, the head of the stroke unit says. Plus there’s always room for improvement.
12 January 2025
Hospitals