Grand River Hospital - Safety of care

Providing safe care is about preventing and reducing unsafe acts by using best practices that lead to improved patient outcomes.

Indicators measured and reported to the public by GRH related to “Safety of Care” include the following, which are described by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Please visit Health Quality Ontario's website for the standard definitions, which are available here.

Ministry of Health definitions	GRH rates
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)	Click here
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)	Click here
Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE)	Click here
Central-line primary blood stream infection (CLI)	Click here
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)	Click here
Surgical site infection prevention	Click here
Hand hygiene compliance	Click here
Surgical safety checklist (SSC)	Click here
Hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR)	Click here