To promote accountability and transparency within the health system, in 2008, all Ontario hospitals began reporting publicly on their rates and number of new hospital-acquired infections which include clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD), methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) bacteremia as the monthly reporting requirement for patient safety indicators.
Patient safety remains the most important priority for William Osler Health System and this involves ensuring we reduce the risk for patients contracting health care-associated infections.
Hospital-acquired infection rates
CDAD
Brampton Civic Hospital |
Etobicoke General Hospital |
MRSA bacteremia
Brampton Civic Hospital |
Etobicoke General Hospital |
VRE bacteremia
Brampton Civic Hospital |
Etobicoke General Hospital |
Preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections
Sometimes when patients are admitted to the hospital, they can get infections.
At Osler, we take the prevention of infectious diseases very seriously. A number of practices are in place to help prevent the transmission of infection within the hospital setting.
We follow provincial infectious disease advisory committee guidelines and comply with the recommended standards and guidelines. Procedures in patient precautions and treatment, environmental cleaning, monitoring and surveillance and education and awareness have been established to control and manage the spread of all infectious diseases.
Participation in hand hygiene campaigns include the Ministry of Health’s program, using our own application to enter hand hygiene audits, which are collected, by the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) team as well as IPAC externs.
Patients should know that their community hospital is safe, that the care they receive at Osler is of high quality. We continue to work closely with our health professionals to ensure our patients receive the safe, high-quality care they deserve and expect.
