30-Day surgical readmission

Table

Unit Rate per 100 patients

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Province
New Brunswick
5.9
5.6
5.1
6.2
6.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
6.0
5.5
4.9
6.0
6.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
5.9
5.3
5.3
6.0
6.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
5.3
5.9
5.1
6.5
6.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
6.3
6.5
5.4
6.9
7.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
5.9
6.4
5.4
5.5
5.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
6.5
4.8
5.0
5.4
6.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
5.7
6.2
5.3
7.9
7.7
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator measures the risk-adjusted rate of urgent readmission for the surgical patient group.

Source

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Discharge Abstract Database

Calculations

Data source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (https://www.cihi.ca/en/indicators/surgical-patients-readmitted-to-hospital)

Indicators calculated by the NBHC.

Unit

Rate per 100 patients

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

CIHI-F-006

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Appropriatness
Effectiveness

Geographic Assignment

Place of residence

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