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

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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