Programs & Services

Infection Control

The Ontario government introduced mandatory public reporting in September 2008 on several patient safety indicators including; Clostridium difficile (C. diff), Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), ventilator associated pneumonias (April 2009), central line infections (April 2009), surgical site infections (April 2009) and hand hygiene compliance amoung health care workers (April 2009).

The T&DH Infection Control Service had been working with the Northeastern Regional Infection Control network on a pilot reporting study for C. difficile since June 2008. In keeping with its commitment to patient safety and transparency, the Timmins and District Hospital began reporting its rates for the most common hospital-associated infections in July 2008.

Information Sheets	Indicator	Rate	Trend Graph
Central-Line Infections	Calculation	CLI Infection Rate = 0%	Graph
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDiff)	Calculation	the rate of hospital-aquired CDiff =0.0	Graph
Hand Hygiene Compliance	Calculation	hand hygiene compliance before initial patient/environment contact = 54% hand hygiene compliance after patient/environment contact 79%	Graph
Methicillin Resistant Stphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)	Calculation	the rate of hospital-acquired MRSA bacteraemia: 0	Graph
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcis (VRE)	Calculation	the rate of hospital-acquired VRE bacteraemia: 0	Graph
Surgical Site Infection Prevention	Calculation	SSI Prevention Rate (Knee) = 100% SSI Prevention Rate (Hip) =100%	Graph
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)	Calculation	VAP rate = 0%	Graph