Complete Stroke Data Repository: Patient Records from a New York Hospital

A collection of 1,731 patient records for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) incidents. The data were extracted from emergency department records, laboratory analyses, and health professional notes from Crouse Hospital between September 2015 and January 2021. It was created by Evelyn Voura and hosted on Harvard Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Predicting patient readmission risk based on hospital stay and follow-up visit data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing regional stroke incidence patterns based on the six-county geographic filter
• Studying correlations between laboratory results and patient discharge outcomes described in the records

Strengths

• Includes 1,731 patient records with a focus on more complete data
• Covers a multi-year time range from September 2015 to January 2021
• Geographically scoped to patients from six counties surrounding Crouse Hospital

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single hospital's catchment area

Provenance

Source

Crouse Hospital emergency department and clinic records.

Collection Method

Extracted from patient charts for those discharged with a diagnosis of stroke or TIA.

Time Range

September 2015 to January 2021, with a focused set from January 2019 to January 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 14:51:33; freshness should be verified

Geography

Patients with home addresses in six New York counties: Onondaga, Oneida, Oswego, Madison, Cayuga, and Cortland.