NEW STROKE SECONDARY PREVENTION
CLINIC APPROVED, RUNCIMAN
BROCKVILLE – Residents of Leeds-Grenville
will soon have increased access to stroke prevention
and care as the Eves government is investing
$25,000 in a new district stroke secondary prevention
clinic at the Brockville General Hospital, MPP
Bob Runciman announced today on behalf of Health
and Long-Term Care Minister Tony Clement.
“I’m pleased to announce that the
Brockville General Hospital has been designated
as a district stroke secondary prevention clinic,”
said Runciman. “Patients in our area will
be able to access stroke care more quickly,
and closer to their families and friends.”
The Brockville General Hospital was one of
eight new stroke secondary prevention clinics
designated today by the government. It will
operate as a satellite of the Kingston General
Hospital’s Secondary Prevention Clinic.
The $25,000 in funding announced is designed
to launch the Brockville clinic. The Ministry
of Health and Long-Term Care has allocated $146,000
annually to operate the clinic.
This expansion of stroke care services will
give Ontario 24 stroke centres and 13 secondary
prevention clinics.
“The Ernie Eves government is committed
to ensuring that a full range of preventative
and treatment services are available throughout
the province for stroke victims and people at
high risk of suffering a stroke,” Clement
said. “Prevention and quick access to
care are the keys to saving lives and improving
the well-being of people affected by strokes.”
In 2000, the government launched the Ontario
Stroke Strategy and committed more than $70
million over four years followed by $30 million
annually to ensure Ontarians have increased
access to a high standard of care and prevention.
