Table 1

- Characteristics of the study hospitals and survey respondents. EP - emergency physicians, CMO - chief medical officer.

Hospitals	2017 stroke admissions	Hospital bed capacity	Survey respondent
Teaching hospital 1	212	200	Administrator
Teaching hospital 2	100	434	ICU
Teaching hospital 3	100	607	Administrator
Military hospital 1	400	1500	Neurologist
Military hospital 2	100	1679	Administrator
Private hospital 1	40	354	ICU
Private hospital 2	120	300	Administrator
Private hospital 3	62	405	EP
Private hospital 4	48	460	Neurologist
Private hospital 5	150	300	Neurologist
Private hospital 6	52	250	EP
Private hospital 7	70	450	Administrator
Private hospital 8	80	140	Administrator
Private hospital 9	20	131	CMO
Private hospital 10	60	165	CMO
Private hospital 11	66	430	Administrator
Private hospital 12	300	600	Administrator
Private hospital 13	40	150	Administrator
Referral hospital 1	73	200	Internist
Referral hospital 2	100	500	Neurologist
Referral hospital 3	100	1200	Neurologist
Referral hospital 4	500	330	Neurologist
Referral hospital 5	200	300	Administrator
Referral hospital 6	100	1500	Neurologist
Referral hospital 7	375	1200	Neurologist
Referral hospital 8	12	344	Administrator
Secondary hospital 1	16	131	Internist
Secondary hospital 2	22	120	CMO
Secondary hospital 3	20	150	EP
Secondary hospital 4	35	100	EP
Secondary hospital 5	100	207	Administrator
Secondary hospital 6	90	178	Internist
Secondary hospital 7	40	150	Administrator
Secondary hospital 8	5	164	Administrator
Secondary hospital 9	65	100	Administrator
Secondary hospital 10	9	100	EP
Secondary hospital 11	50	200	EP
Total	3932