The Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario is extremely proud to share that Brockville General Hospital is now a Telestroke site. After several months of intensive clinical and technical planning, Brockville General Hospital went live with Telestroke on July 8th, 2024. Brockville General Hospital is now one of many sites in the province that uses video technology to connect with neurologists to support the delivery of thrombolysis closer to home.
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The recently released Community Stroke Support Services: Southeastern Ontario Annual Report for 2023-24 highlights the extraordinary work being done to help people living with stroke remain at home longer with help to better manage their health and improve their sense of well-being: “Being able to talk to a group of people that have been through something similar makes one feel not alone.” Given the level of disability experienced by people living with stroke and the added stress on their caregivers, stroke support in the community is an essential part of the healthcare system.
Each year, the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario and Ontario Health atHome review the Community Stroke Rehab Program. The latest review for the 2023/24 fiscal year found that 542 stroke patients received community-based rehabilitation, which is consistent with the previous year. The number of therapy visits by rehab assistants increased by 178 per cent from 459 in 2022/23 to 1,277 in 2023/24, with 95 patients across the southeast area receiving at least one visit.