The Ottawa Hospital publicly reports on several patient safety indicators to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Patient safety indicators to be reported publicly are:

• Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae(CPE)
• Central line infections
• Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)
• Hand hygiene compliance
• Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR)
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• Surgical Safety Checklist
• Surgical site infections (SSI)
• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

Last updated on: November 14th, 2018