Patient Safety Indicator Reporting (2010)

The Ontario government is introducing full public reporting on eight patient safety indicators as part of a comprehensive plan to create an unprecedented level of transparency in Ontario’s hospitals.

On September 30, 2008, all Ontario hospitals will be required to publicly report on C. difficile rates in their facilities through a public website and on each hospital’s own webite. These rates will be reported on a monthly basis. The remaining indicators will start on the month/year shown on the chart below.

Please visit the links on the right side of this page to understand how rates are calculated and what each indicator means, or visit the Ministry of Health and Long Term care's website to see how we compare to other hospitals in Ontario.

Please Note: This Reporting affects our Complex Continuing Care Site known as Hotel Dieu Hospital - Cornwall.

IndicatorJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD)
Rate per 1000 patient days00000
Case Count00 00000
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Rate per 1000 patient days1st quarter  2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
Case Count00
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
Rate per 1000 patient days1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
Case Count00
Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR)
Rate per 1000 patient daysWe are not eligible to report on this indicator
Case Count
Central-Line Primary Blood StreamInfection (CLI)Rate per 1000 patient daysWe are not eligible to report on this indicator
Case Count
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)Rate per 1000 patient daysWe are not eligible to report on this indicator
Case Count
Surgical Site Infection PreventionRate per 1000 patient daysWe are not eligible to report on this indicator
Case Count
Hand Hygiene Compliance
Before Initial Patient/Patient Environment  ContactReporting up to and including March 31, 2010 - 82%
After Patient/Patient Environment ContactReporting up to and including March 31, 2010 - 87%