Advocare Spotlight: Dr. Syed Zaidi

Dr. Syed Zaidi is a Stroke Neurologist for ProMedica Toledo Hospital and Associate professor of neurology at the University of Toledo, and a board member of the Greater Toledo American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. He testified in front of the Ohio Senate Health Committee on House Bill 431 on Wednesday, November 30th.

House Bill 431 will make it mandatory for all Ohio Department of Health – recognized Comprehensive, Thrombectomy-Capable, and Primary Stroke Centers to provide sample data regarding any stroke patient – from the time they have a stroke until they are discharged from the hospital. This reporting on a sample of patients will help ensure that all stroke patients in Ohio will continue to receive the highest quality of care for stroke, a leading cause of death and long-term disability, by supporting a statewide, coordinated stroke systems of care. EMS agencies, hospitals, and health care facilities will collect and analyze data about stroke patients and share best practices and data, to work to improve patient care.

“I believe it’s essential,” says Dr. Zaidi, “for the state to continually measure, track, and improve upon both the quality and access to care for stroke patients,”

By creating a statewide stroke registry, Ohio will continue to improve upon access to rehabilitation and opportunities for recovery after stroke.