Objective To understand the unit setup and medical resources deployed for stroke in hospitals in Beijing.Methods This cross-sectional study covered secondary and above hospitals (n =165)in Beijing with questionnaires Data were analyzed with software SPSS 13.0 and SAS 9.0.Results 107 hospitals were found with stroke diagnosis and treatment service,accounting for 72.3％; 35.5％werc found with stroke units,accounting for 35.5％.Among the hospitals with stroke units.16 have full time department chiefs and 18 have full-time head nurscs.The human resources,equipment resources and space resources of the hospital with such units are better than those without.Conclusion Given a rapid development of the stroke units in Beijing's hospitals,the development is far from balanced.Hospitals should enhance their stroke units,and well organize existing medical sources,to improve stroke treatment and prognosis.