Nosocomial infections rate

Table

Unit Rate per 10,000 patient days

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
4.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
4.4
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
5.4
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
3.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
5.8
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
4.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
2.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
1.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
2.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
6.7
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

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Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, Regional Health Authorities

Calculations

Numerator: Number of infections in patients. Infections include: MRSA (colonization and infection), VRE (colonization and infection), Cdiff
Denominator: Number of patient days

Unit

Rate per 10,000 patient days

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

RHA-NB-003

Dimension of Quality

Safety

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

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