Ontario Stroke Evaluation Report 2013: Spotlight on Secondary Stroke Prevention and Care

Hall R, Khan F, O’Callaghan C, Kapral MK, Hodwitz K, Kapila S, Li S, Zhou L, Bayley M. June 2013

This comprehensive report documents progress made by the Ontario Stroke System in the provision of stroke care from 2003/04 to 2011/12, with a particular focus on findings from the first Ontario Stroke Audit of Secondary Prevention Clinics. Variations in adult and paediatric stroke care and services are presented by health care sector, regional health authority and type of health care facility, as well as by patient age group and sex. Recommendations for improving Ontario’s stroke care system are provided.

Report cards that grade progress in the delivery of stroke care for each of Ontario’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks are also presented.

Keywords: Stroke Health care evaluation Performance measurement