C. difficile Infections in Hospital Patients

This is the rate and number of cases of C. difficile infection, which grows in the bowel and causes diarrhea, that patients got while in the hospital. The rate of C. difficile infection is measured using inpatient days, taking into account the hospital's size. The indicator measures the number of C. difficile cases over the total number of days that all patients spent in-hospital for the reporting period. A lower rate is better and a lower number of cases is better.

Oct 01-Dec 31, 2019

Rate of

0.20

per 1,000 inpatient days

538

cases

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Compare results across hospitals:

Hospital name	Rate per 1,000 inpatient days
Ontario	0.20
Perth And Smiths Falls District Hospital - Smiths Falls Site	1.17
North Wellington Health Care - Palmerston	0.95
Perth And Smiths Falls District Hospital - Perth Site	0.94
North Shore Health Network - Blind River Site	0.83
Brockville General Hospital - Garden ST Site	0.75
Campbellford Memorial Hospital	0.69
Haldimand War Memorial Hospital	0.69
Winchester District Memorial Hospital	0.64
Quinte Healthcare Corporation - Trenton	0.62
Lakeridge Health - Whitby Site	0.58
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation - McMaster	0.55
The Ottawa Hospital - General Site	0.55
University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital	0.53
Sault Area Hospital - Sault Ste Marie	0.53
Grey Bruce Health Services - Wiarton Site	0.51
Lakeridge Health - Oshawa Site	0.50
University Health Network - Princess Margaret Hospital	0.50
Ross Memorial Hospital	0.48
Kingston Health Sciences Centre -Kingston General	0.47
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation - Georgetown Hospital	0.47
Hawkesbury and District General Hospital	0.45
The Lady Minto Hospital	0.43
University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital	0.43
Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital	0.42
Health Sciences North - Ramsay Lake Health Centre	0.42
Grand River Hospital Corporation - Waterloo Site	0.42
Joseph Brant Hospital	0.41
London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital	0.39
Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	0.35
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre	0.35
Windsor Regional Hospital - Ouellette Campus	0.34
Windsor Regional Hospital - Metropolitan Campus	0.33
The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Site	0.32
The Hospital for Sick Children	0.31
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance - Public General Hospital Society Of Chatham	0.31
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	0.29
London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital	0.28
Peterborough Regional Health Centre	0.27
Brockville General Hospital - Charles ST Site	0.27
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital	0.26
St. Joseph's Health Care System Hamilton - Charlton Campus	0.26
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation - West Lincoln Memorial Hospital	0.25
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare - Huntsville District Memorial Hospital	0.25
Mackenzie Health - Richmond Hill	0.24
Lake Of The Woods District Hospital	0.24
William Osler Health System - Etobicoke General	0.24
Timmins And District General Hospital	0.22
Sensenbrenner Hospital	0.22
Lakeridge Health - Ajax Site	0.22
Niagara Health System - Welland County	0.22
Scarborough Health Network - Centenary	0.22
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation - Hamilton General Hospital	0.22
Quinte Healthcare Corporation - Belleville	0.21
Queensway Carleton Hospital	0.20
Northumberland Hills Hospital	0.20
Cornwall Community Hospital - Mcconnell Avenue Site	0.20
St. Mary's General Hospital	0.20
Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael’s	0.20
Niagara Health System - Greater Niagara General Site	0.19
Lakeridge Health - Bowmanville	0.19
Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre	0.18
St. Joseph's Care Group - St. Joseph's Hospital	0.18
Toronto East Health Network - Michael Garron Hospital	0.18
Scarborough Health Network - Scarborough General Site	0.17
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation - Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital	0.17
Headwaters Health Care Centre - Dufferin	0.16
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital	0.16
Southlake Regional Health Centre	0.16
Unity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's	0.16
Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital	0.15
Children's Hospital Of Eastern Ontario	0.15
Cambridge Memorial Hospital	0.14
Bluewater Health - Sarnia General Site	0.14
Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare - Dr. Fouad Tayfour Regional Rehab Centre	0.14
William Osler Health System - Brampton Civic	0.13
Stratford General Hospital	0.13
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - St. John's Rehab Hospital Site	0.13
Baycrest Hospital (North York)	0.13
Pembroke Regional Hospital Inc.	0.13
Scarborough Health Network - Birchmount	0.12
Markham Stouffville Hospital - Markham Site	0.12
Guelph General Hospital	0.12
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation - Juravinski Hospital	0.10
Bruyere Continuing Care Inc. - Élisabeth Bruèyre Hospital	0.10
North York General Hospital - General Site	0.10
Providence Care Centre - Mental Health Services	0.09
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation - Milton District Hospital	0.09
Humber River Hospital - Wilson Site	0.09
Trillium Health Partners - Mississauga Hospital	0.08
University Of Ottawa Heart Institute	0.08
Grey Bruce Health Services - Owen Sound Hospital	0.08
Sinai Health System - Bridgepoint Hospital	0.08
Niagara Health System - St Catharines General	0.08
Sinai Health System - Mount Sinai Hospital	0.08
Brant Community Healthcare System - Brantford General Hospital	0.07
University Health Network - Hillcrest/University	0.07
Grand River Hospital Corporation - Freeport Site	0.06
Runnymede Healthcare Centre	0.06
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation - St. Peter's Hospital	0.05
Hopital Montfort	0.04
St. Joseph's Health Care London - Parkwood Institute's Main Building	0.04
Temiskaming Hospital	NC
St. Joseph's Continuing Care Centre Of Sudbury	NC
St. Francis Memorial Hospital	NC
St. Joseph's General Hospital	NC
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority - Attawapiskat Site	NC
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority - Fort Albany Site	NC
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority - Moose Factory Site	NC
West Haldimand General Hospital	NC
North Bay Regional Health Centre - Kirkwood Place	NC
Groves Memorial Community Hospital	NC
Englehart and District Hospital	NC
Glengarry Memorial Hospital	NC
Arnprior Regional Health	NC
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre	NC
The Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital	NC
Norfolk General Hospital	NC
North Bay Regional Health Centre - North Bay Site	NC

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Rate of new hospital acquired C. difficile infection per 1,000 inpatient days, in Ontario, 2017Q2 to 2019Q3

2017Q22017Q32017Q42018Q12018Q22018Q32018Q42019Q12019Q22019Q30.00.10.20.30.40.50.210.210.200.200.230.230.200.200.200.200.200.200.200.200.170.170.180.180.200.20Fiscal quartersRate per 1,000 inpatient days

	Ontario
2017Q2	0.21
2017Q3	0.20
2017Q4	0.23
2018Q1	0.20
2018Q2	0.20
2018Q3	0.20
2018Q4	0.20
2019Q1	0.17
2019Q2	0.18
2019Q3	0.20

Q1: April-June, Q2: July-September, Q3: October-December, Q4: January-March

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Data source: The Self-reporting Initiative (SRI), Health Analytics Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Individual hospitals report infections monthly. For more information, please visit the Indicator Library.