The NSW Bureau of Health (BHI) Information Mortality following hospitalisation for Seven Clinical Conditions July 2015 – June 2018 Report, shows that John Hunter Hospital and Calvary Mater Newcastle perform in line with expectations for the treatment of stroke and heart attacks.

Patient outcomes are governed by the Agency for Clinical Excellence through a variety of initiatives including Hip Fracture Care initiative, the Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and the Australian and New Zealand Guideline for Hip Fracture Care.

The State Cardiac Reperfusion Strategy includes piloting a virtual heart failure service in the John Hunter and Maitland Hospitals, updating the current fleet of ECG devices and transmission platform, and development of the National Cardiac Registry which will collect data on coronary interventions, Additionally, the establishment of a State-wide Telestroke service and a Telestroke Model of Care will connect a team of Stroke neurologists 24/7 across 22 sites across rural and regional areas in New South Wales.

These initiatives drive health outcomes that matter to patients, improve experiences of receiving care, increase opportunities of providing care, and effectiveness and efficiency of care.