30-Day medical 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
12.4
12.7
12.0
12.9
14.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
11.6
11.5
10.3
11.5
13.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
12.5
13.4
12.4
13.8
15.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
12.6
12.8
12.4
12.5
14.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
13.2
12.6
13.3
14.4
13.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
12.3
12.6
12.2
13.3
12.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
12.1
12.2
12.0
12.3
14.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
13.2
14.3
13.0
14.4
15.4
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 medical 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/medical-patients-readmitted-to-hospital)

Indicators calculated by the NBHC.

Unit

Rate per 100 patients

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

CIHI-F-008

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Appropriatness
Effectiveness

Geographic Assignment

Place of residence

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