As the fifth-leading cause of death in Nevada, it is critical that residents educate themselves on causes and signs of stroke with the goal of prevention. At the same time, Nevadans should know about the primary stroke center hospitals best able to help them in the event of a stroke.
In the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 196 (SB 196) requiring the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) to establish a stroke registry, providing for the inclusion of comprehensive and primary stroke centers on a list maintained by DPBH, and specifying required reporting of certain data by those centers. In late May, the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology published the “Nevada Stroke Registry: 2015 Data Summary,” which compiles and analyzes statewide data in an effort to help health providers and policy makers enhance the ways the current data can be used to improve stroke survivorship and parity of care statewide, while decreasing disability burden due to stroke. This report provides information that supplements the “Heart Disease and Stroke Strategic Plan,” which outlines a comprehensive plan for the prevention of stroke, heart disease, and other vascular disease in Nevada. The plan is drawn from the August 2014 stroke and heart disease strategic planning meeting in Las Vegas at which professionals identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for stroke and heart disease prevention and treatment in Nevada. Finally, Nevada law requires DPBH to publish annually a list of the licensed health facilities that are certified as primary stroke centers. The Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) maintains that list on its website, which can be accessed by clicking here.
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AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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