Surgical Site Infection Prevention

All Ontario hospitals that perform hip and knee joint replacement surgeries must post surgical site infection (SSI) prevention data on a quarterly basis.

This indicator shows the percentage of all eligible patients who get antibiotics just before a “first time” joint replacement surgery. This is one of the most important steps in preventing SSIs, as studies have shown it is a good way to reduce a patient's chance of infection.

Quarterly surgical site infection prevention rates at Brampton Civic Hospital

At Osler, patient safety is our top priority. We are committed to ensuring our patients are not at risk of contracting health care-associated infections and follow numerous practices, including the use of antibiotics, to help prevent surgical site infections.

We are working towards full compliance of this practice in every hip and knee joint replacement surgery.