Faculty within UNC Neurology collaborated with the Comprehensive Stroke Center + the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) to submit a proposal to NC Department of Human Health Services to improve post-discharge stroke care. The Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program aims to provide funds to private, public, and non-profit organizational; and local governmental agencies to implement interventions that improve the Stroke System of Care within hospitals, Emergency Medical Services, and communities.<\/p>\n
PM&R submitted the grant and will be main administrators of the program. The grant funding will be used to collect, measure, and track data to improve quality of care for stroke patients.<\/p>\n
In 2001, Congress provided funding to the CDC to establish the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry (PCNASR) which was named after the late U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell of Georgia, who suffered a fatal stroke in 2000 while serving in Congress. As the program expanded, the name was changed to the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program (PCNASP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"