The Ottawa Hospital is one of the best in the country for rescuing patients from life-threatening injuries or illnesses, according to a new scorecard that tracks the performance of Canadian hospitals.<\/p>\n
The hospital\u2019s standardized mortality ratio, which measures how frequently patients die unexpectedly, has been declining steadily in recent years and is now tied among large teaching hospitals for first place, alongside Vancouver General Hospital.<\/p>\n
The finding is published in YourHealthSystem.ca<\/a>, a searchable website that includes detailed information about the quality and performance of Canadian hospitals. The website is maintained by the Canadian Institute for Health Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n The last time the hospital\u2019s standardized mortality ratio was reported in 2012, it stood at 87.5 percent. The latest result is 78 percent, which is significantly better than the Canadian average (85 per cent) and Ontario average (83 per cent).<\/p>\n That means that, compared to two years ago, the hospital is rescuing approximately 400 more patients annually from strokes, heart attacks, traumatic injuries and other critical conditions from which they would otherwise be expected to die.<\/p>\n Hospitals included in the corporation result:<\/p>\n The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus The Ottawa Hospital strongly supports the provincial government\u2019s public reporting as we believe it will inspire improved performance, enhance patient safety, and strengthen the public\u2019s confidence in Ontario\u2019s hospitals. The dedicated health professionals at TOH are committed to providing the best possible patient care and we use HSMR as a tool to help make quality improvements based on the results.<\/p>\n The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) is a measure of patient safety that compares a hospital’s mortality rate with a national standard. It is used by many hospitals worldwide to assess and analyze mortality rates and has been proven useful in identifying areas that can be changed to improve patient safety and the quality of care.<\/p>\n HSMR gives hospital administrators and health providers a snapshot of a hospital\u2019s performance at a given time and must be viewed in context with other indicators to help track progress over time.<\/p>\n It is important to note that hospitals \u2013 even within a region \u2013 often serve different segments of the population with different health needs. That may help explain why our hospital scored differently than other hospitals in our LHIN.<\/p>\n HSMR is a ratio of “observed” to “expected” deaths, multiplied by 100. A ratio greater than 100 means more deaths occurred than expected, while a ratio less than 100 suggests fewer deaths occurred than expected.<\/p>\n\n
\n <\/th>\n The Ottawa Hospital<\/th>\n Ontario<\/th>\n Canada<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2010 – 2011<\/th>\n 112<\/td>\n 111<\/td>\n 108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2011 – 2012<\/th>\n 103<\/td>\n 104<\/td>\n 103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2012 – 2013<\/th>\n 99<\/td>\n 100<\/td>\n 100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2013 – 2014<\/th>\n 88<\/td>\n 94<\/td>\n 95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2014 – 2015<\/th>\n 87<\/td>\n 95<\/td>\n 96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Ottawa Hospital General Campus
\nThe University of Ottawa Heart Institute<\/p>\nWhat is HSMR?<\/h2>\n
How is HSMR calculated?<\/h2>\n
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\n HSMR =<\/strong><\/td>\n Observed Deaths<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0x 100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Expected Deaths<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n \n