Public Reporting of Patient Safety Indicators
- Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD)
- Infection Rate: CDAD (Rate per 1,000 Patient Days) shows the rate of patients who, while in the hospital, developed a clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) – a disease that damages the bowel and causes diarrhea. The effects of CDAD are usually mild, but sometimes can be severe. This indicator helps health system leaders identify improvements for infection prevention and control.
- Reporting Period:
- Jan - Dec 2010
Data: Rate for 4,281 patient days = 0.000234 - Cases = 1
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Reporting Period - Jan - Dec 2010
Data: 0 Cases
- Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Reporting Period - Jan - Dec 2010
Data: 0 Cases
- Hand Hygiene Compliance:
2009 - Before entering patient environment - 28%
After leaving patient environment - 44% - 2010
- Before entering patient environment - 54%
After leaving patient environment - 56%
- 2011 Provincial Average Atikokan Gen Hosp
- Before 72.13% 73.97%
- After 83.28% 84.15%