About the Minnesota Stroke Registry

In June 2007, the Minnesota Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (HDSP) Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) received a grant from the CDC to implement the Minnesota Stroke Registry. The HDSP Unit partnered with the University of Minnesota to apply for this grant award.

Specific aims of the Minnesota Stroke Registry are:

- Identify all patients seen in emergency departments presenting with possible acute stroke in Minnesota hospitals.

- Collect data on quality of care indicators concurrent with patient care, and transmit these data to a centralized, web-based registry database.

- Promote and support quality improvement activities, interventions, and systems-level changes at each registry site.

Partners
The Minnesota Stroke Registry partners with local and national organizations towards the goal of improving the quality of care of acute stroke patients in Minnesota. Our partners include:

American Academy of Neurology
American Stroke Association/American Heart Association
Brain Injury Association, Minnesota Chapter
Emergency Nurses Association, Minnesota State Council
Emergency Physicians & Consultants, PA
Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
Minnesota Hospital Association
Minnesota Stroke Association
Stratis Health

Downloads:
Minnesota Stroke Registry - A Brief Overview (pdf, 79 kb)
Minnesota Stroke Registry - Communique (pdf, 1.8 MB)