Performance Reporting Rates

To ensure patient confidentiality, the Ministry of Health has asked us not to specify results that are less than five.

Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Rates

Clostridium difficile (HAI) Rates - August 2024

Clostridium difficile (HAI) Rates - May 2021
SiteClostridium difficile
Health Care
Associated Cases
Rate per 1000 Patient Days

Ajax Pickering Hospital

<5

0.31

Bowmanville Hospital

0

0

Oshawa Hospital

7

0.49

Port Perry Hospital

0

0

Whitby Hospital

0

0

 

MRSA (HAI) Bacteremia Rates - July - September 2024

MRSA (HAI) Bacteremia Rates - January- March 2021

Site

MRSA Bacteremia Health Care Associated Cases

HAI Rate per 1000

Patient Days

Ajax Pickering Hospital

  1  0.05

Bowmanville Hospital

  0  0

Oshawa Hospital

  1  0.02

Port Perry Hospital 

  0  0

Whitby Hospital

  0  0

VRE (HAI) Bacteremia Rates - April - June 2024

VRE (HAI) Bacteremia Rates - January- March 2021

Site

VRE Bacteremia Health Care Associated Cases

HAI Rate per 1000

Patient Days

Ajax Pickering Hospital

 0  0

Bowmanville Hospital

 0   0

Oshawa Hospital

 0  0

Port Perry Hospital

 0  0

Whitby Hospital

 0  0

Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates - April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates - April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020

Site

% Compliance before initial patient/patient environment contact

% Compliance after patient/patient environment contact

Ajax Pickering Hospital

66% 84%

Bowmanville Hospital

 82%  92%

Oshawa Hospital

 73%  85%

Port Perry Hospital 

 90%  96%

Whitby Hospital

 81%  89%