Coverdell Stroke Registry

In 2007, Ohio received new five-year funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish the statewide Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry to improve acute stroke care in hospitals. The long-term goal of this national program is to ensure all Americans receive the highest quality acute stroke care currently available and to reduce the number of untimely deaths attributable to stroke, prevent stroke-related disability and prevent stroke patients from suffering recurrent strokes. The purpose of the registry is to:

• Measure, track and improve the quality of care for acute stroke patients;
• Decrease the rate of premature death and disability from acute stroke through secondary prevention;
• Increase public awareness of stroke treatment and prevention; 
• Reduce disparities in acute stroke care by providing underserved populations with better access to such care.