Ontario Stroke System

The Ontario Stroke System is a collaborative system of provider organizations and partners who deliver stroke prevention programs and stroke care across the continuum of care. The OSS is guided by four principles:

• Comprehensive: Improve stroke services across the continuum of care from prevention to care in a long-term care or community setting.
• Integrated: Create an integrated or coordinated system of care where different services and sectors function as a unified whole across the continuum of care and across Ontario
• Evidence-based: Promote the use of practices and care that have been supported by scientific evidence or are considered the gold standard according to prevailing knowledge.
•  Province-wide: Benefit all Ontarians regardless of their geographic location.

The OSS includes 9 Regional Stroke Centres, 18 District Stroke Centres/Enhanced District Stroke Centres, 24 Secondary PreventionClinics, community hospitals, and many regional partners. The OSS Provincial Steering Committee and the coordination function of the OSS are integral parts of the Ontario Stroke System. The OSS acts as a steward through its oversight of operational activities, as well as the creation and maintenance of critical relationships to support the OSS in achieving its objectives and vision.

• Contact the Ontario Stroke Network
• Find a Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinic
• Annual Stroke Collaborative
• Stroke Research Program
• OSS Strategic Plan
• OSS Background