Gustavo Saposnik, St. Michael's Hospital (IMAGE) St. Michael's Hospital Caption 'We found there was no higher rate of deaths after 30 or 90 days, no poorer greater rates of disability or loss of independence and no evidence of a July effect for stroke patients,' said Dr. Gustavo Saposnik, director of the Stroke Research Centre of St. Michael's Hospital. Credit St. Michael's Hospital Usage Restrictions Provide credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.