About Acute Care
Acute care services are care/services provided in a hospital or a psychiatric facility and that requires referral from another sector.
This includes hospital inpatient care (e.g. admission for medical, surgical, maternity reasons), specialized services (like diagnostic tests and tertiary care), ambulatory care services.
Key Observations
According to the 2023 Hospital Acute Care Survey
• Six key factors, or drivers, largely influence overall patient experience during hospital stays in New Brunswick.
• Efforts are required on all six factors to improve overall patient experience. Moreover, some factors specific to patient-centred care require particular attention.
• When it comes to the 6 Key factors that influence patient experience, zone 4 seems to be showing better results than the provincial average and zone 5 worse.
• In general, the overall experience of patients varies by type of care received: surgical, maternity, or medical care.
