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Stroke Services BC:
  • Leads a provincial, data-driven approach to enhancing stroke care quality
  • Supports continuous quality improvement through an integrated measurement and reporting system.
  • Utilizes data to reduce variation in care across the province
  • Enables evidence-based decision making at all levels
Did you Know?

  • Approximately 108,707 strokes occur annually in Canada, equating to roughly one stroke every five minutes

  • Nearly one million Canadians are currently living with the effects of stroke

  • Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Canada
  • Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability; approximately half of stroke survivors require assistance with daily activities such as eating, bathing, and mobility
  • Stroke costs the Canadian economy approximately $3.6 billion annually, encompassing physician services, hospital costs, lost wages, and decreased productivity

Stroke Services BC supports care provided to a diverse population, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit living in various settings and communities across British Columbia. As a provincial Health Improvement Network we operate on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral lands of First Nations. Our main office is located on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to all the First Nations who have cared for and nurtured the lands and waters around us for all time.

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