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Surgical site infection prevention

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Hips20202021
Quarterly period%%

Jan – Mar

97.14%100%

Apr – Jun

89%98.04%

Jul – Sep

100%98%

Oct – Dec

98.45%
99.2%

Knees20202021
Quarterly period%%

Jan – Mar

97.95%98.7%

Apr - Jun

91%
98.46%

Jul – Sep

98.48%
98%

Oct – Dec

99.41%97.5%


  • Safety of care
    • Hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR)

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In 2015, GRH launched a formal partnership with the University of Waterloo
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