Healthcare-associated infection rates in Canadian hospitals - infographic

Location of CNISP Hospitals

• British Columbia – 13 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospitals
• Alberta – 5 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospitals, 2 Pediatric Hospitals
• Saskatchewan – 4 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospitals
• Manitoba – 1 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospital, 1 Pediatric Hospital
• Ontario – 18 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospitals, 3 Pediatric Hospitals
• Quebec – 6 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospitals, 1 Pediatric Hospital
• New Brunswick - 1 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospital
• Prince Edward Island – 2 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospitals
• Newfoundland and Labrador- 6 Adult or Mixed Adult/Pediatric Hospitals, 1 Pediatric Hospital

1 in 217 patients acquired an infection^{Footnote *} while in a CNISP hospital in 2017

From 2013 to 2017

• C. difficile infections acquired in hospitals decreased -25%
• VRE infections acquired in hospitals increased +24%^{Footnote **}
• MRSA infections acquired in hospitals decreased -6%
• MRSA infections acquired in the community increased by 1.6x
• CPE infections acquired in hospitals low and stable
• Patients carrying a CPE bug (but have no infection) increased by 3.5x

Source: Data are from 66 hospitals across Canada that participate in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP)

Public Health Agency of Canada
Agence de la santé publique du Canada

CNISP / PCSIN

Canada