Accreditation Canada recognizes Health PEI’s Organized Stroke Care Program

Health PEI Organized Stroke Care Program has been awarded Stroke Distinction from Accreditation Canada.  Stroke Distinction is a highly specialized quality improvement program for organizations that offer acute and/or inpatient rehabilitation services with a dedicated stroke program or unit. The program also examines the coordination and integration of stroke services across organizations /health authorities.  PEI is the only group as a province to be awarded Stroke Distinction. The PEI Organized Stroke Care Program includes teams in the PCH and QEH Emergency Departments and ICUs; the Provincial Acute Stroke Unit, the Provincial Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinic, the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit and Ambulatory Stroke Rehab Teams. They also work with  community partners like Patient and Family Partners, Island EMS, Health and Wellness, and March of Dimes Canada.  Accreditation Canada awards the Stroke Distinction on a four-year cycle, and this is Health PEI’s second Stroke Distinction recognition – the first was in 2018.