Hospital harm

Table

Unit Rate per 100 discharges

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
5.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
5.7
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
4.7
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
7.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
7.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
4.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
7.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
3.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
5.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
5.2
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator measures the rate of acute care hospitalizations with at least one occurrence of unintended harm during a hospital stay that could potentially have been prevented.

Source

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Discharge Abstract Database

Calculations

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

Indicators calculated by the NBHC.

Notes

This indicator measures the crude rate.

Unit

Rate per 100 discharges

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

CIHI-YHSD-025

Dimension of Quality

Safety

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

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