Massachusetts General Hospital - New Door-to-CT Process January 28th

he Massachusetts General Hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke Center Team asked us to inform you they are officially moving to a door-to-CT process like most other hospitals.

Massachusetts General Hospital’s Door2CT process will go live in the Emergency Department on Tuesday, 1/28/2025.  This process aims to significantly reduce their door-to-CT and door-to-needle times to ensure the best possible patient care.

Incoming stroke patients will no longer be roomed in the Emergency Department prior to heading to the CT scanner. There will be a brief check-in in the Emergency Department to ensure the patient is stable, then EMS will bring the patient to the scanner. This will only take a few minutes and is not expected to impact the time EMS is required to be in the Emergency Department. Upon arrival, the coordinator will direct you to the pit stop location (acute south coordinator desk) and then the team will direct you to the scanner (assuming the patient has been deemed stable), where the patient will be transferred off of the EMS stretcher.

The Emergency Department teams are aware of the new workflow and can help direct the EMS teams if needed. Massachusetts General Hospital wants to thank you in advance for your help in rolling out this new workflow, which they believe will significantly improve patient care.

If you have any questions, please contact Alexandra Arnold, Senior Project and Operations Manager, Quality & Safety directly AARNOLD0@mgh.harvard.edu