Acute care patients who reported that they needed to have a family member or a friend stay with them during their hospital stay to feel safe

Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
14.5
13.6 - 15.3
Hospitals
The Moncton Hospital
16.7
14.5 - 18.8
St. Joseph's Hospital
S
Saint John Regional Hospital
13.1
11.7 - 14.6
Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital
14.5
12.4 - 16.5
Upper River Valley Hospital
8.3
5.2 - 11.4
Miramichi Regional Hospital
12.1
7.2 - 17.0
Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre
17.6
14.7 - 20.6
Edmundston Regional Hospital
14.9
11.3 - 18.5
Campbellton Regional Hospital
9.9
5.6 - 14.3
Tracadie Hospital
S
Chaleur Regional Hospital
25.2
20.0 - 30.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
16.8
15.1 - 18.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
12.3
11.0 - 13.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
13.3
11.5 - 15.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
13.7
10.4 - 17.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
9.9
5.6 - 14.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
23.8
19.2 - 28.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
12.1
7.2 - 16.9
Regional Health Authorities
Horizon Health Network
13.5
12.6 - 14.4
Vitalité Health Network
17.5
15.6 - 19.4
Age
18-64
19.6
18.1 - 21.0
65 and over
9.1
8.4 - 9.8
Sex at birth
Female
17.9
16.7 - 19.2
Male
9.7
8.7 - 10.6
Language
Preferred language of service: English
13.0
12.1 - 13.9
Preferred language of service: French
19.8
17.5 - 22.2
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
23.8
16.5 - 31.2
Education level
High school or less
11.1
10.0 - 12.1
Postsecondary
16.9
15.6 - 18.2
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of acute care patients who reported that they needed to have a family member or a friend stay with them during their hospital stay to feel safe.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Hospital Acute Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: Did you feel that you needed to have a family member or a friend stay with you during your hospital stay for you to feel safe?

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

AU_SAF02_1

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