Coordination and surveillance of inter-regional cardiovascular care: the Ontario model, Canada
Abstract
The manuscript presents the experience of cardiac diagnostic and invasive therapeutic procedures availability increasing by example of The Ontario model for Cardiac Care / CorHealth Network to maintain and improve medical care for large population and geographic region. New PCI-capable hospitals were created across the province of Ontario and new management guideline for STEMI patients were introduced for the improvement of medical care access and it`s outcomes.
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Teefy P. Coordination and surveillance of inter-regional cardiovascular care: the Ontario model, Canada. Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks journal. 2019;3(1):601–604.
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