Acute care

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Acute care for inpatients in hospital refers to necessary treatment for a disease or severe episode of illness provided for a short period of time. CIHI provides valuable insight on the quality of care, patient experiences, cost, volumes and types of acute care cases admitted to Canadian hospitals. CIHI also facilitates the collection of standardized information on acute care through databases such as the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and the Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB).

Explore information on acute care. Browse indicators, data tables, reports and other key resources. For information on emergency department and ambulatory care, go to our Emergency and ambulatory care topic page.

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Wait times for priority procedures in Canada, 2024

Release summary
April 4, 2024

Explore recent trends in volumes and wait times for hip and knee replacements, cataract and cancer surgeries, and diagnostic imaging at national and provincial levels.

Frailty among hospitalized seniors

Release summary
November 30, 2023

Explore information and data related to the CIHI Hospital Frailty Risk Measure, an acute care contextual measure developed to characterize the risk of frailty among seniors.

Impact of COVID-19 on patient experience in acute care hospitals

Report
February 24, 2022

This report summarizes key findings on patient experience during the COVID-19 pandemic derived from CIHI’s Canadian Patient Experiences Survey on Inpatient Care (CPES-IC).

Indicators

Living Donor Length of Stay

Indicator
April 23, 2024

Median Time From Organ Transplantation to Hospital Discharge

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April 23, 2024

In-Hospital Mortality Following Organ Transplantation

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April 23, 2024

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Reports and releases

Hospital data sheds light on patients experiencing homelessness

Report
April 25, 2024

Organ donation and transplantation data and reporting

Report
April 23, 2024

A Step Toward Understanding Health Care Trajectories of People Living With Dementia (PDF)

Report
April 11, 2024

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Acute care: Reports and releases

Acute care: Reports and releases kathschach Fri, 10/07/2022 - 16:01

This page lists acute care reports, stories, infographics and release summaries.

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Data Quality Study of the 2015–2016 Discharge Abstract Database: A Focus on Hospital Harm (PDF)

Report
Published October 26, 2016

A summary of results from a reabstraction study on DAD data, providing an assessment of coding quality, with a particular focus on data used to measure patient safety.

Dementia and falls

Report
Published June 26, 2018

Seniors with dementia from lower-income neighbourhoods in Canada are more likely to visit hospitals for falls than those from more affluent areas.

Dementia care across the health system

Report
Published March 20, 2018

Explore dementia across the health system, including dementia in hospitals, long-term care, and home and community care.

Dementia in Canada: Summary

Report
Published April 17, 2018

Get a summary of the key findings in CIHI's report Dementia in Canada.

Dementia in hospitals

Report
Published June 26, 2018

Seniors living with dementia spend more time in the emergency department and have higher rates of hospitalization than other Canadians 65 and older, CIHI analysis shows.

Dementia in long-term care

Report
Published June 26, 2018

In long-term care, seniors with dementia are at higher risk of being physically restrained and given potentially inappropriate antipsychotic drugs than other seniors. However, policy changes and educational supports have helped spur a decrease in this…

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2014–2015 (PDF)

Report
Published February 6, 2015

Open-year data quality tests performed on the DAD in 2014–2015, along with the rules, selection criteria and data elements used.

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2015–2016 (PDF)

Report
Published January 19, 2016

Open-year data quality tests performed on the DAD in 2015–2016, along with the rules, selection criteria and data elements used.

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2017–2018 (PDF)

Report
Published November 8, 2017

Open-year data quality tests performed on the DAD in 2017-18, including the test specifications, selection criteria and data elements used. This document was created to accompany the DAD Open-Year Data Quality reports.

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2018–2019 (PDF)

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Published November 14, 2018

Open-year data quality tests performed on the DAD in 2018–2019, including the test specifications, selection criteria and data elements used. This document was created to accompany the DAD Open-Year Data Quality reports.

Acute care: Data tables

Acute care: Data tables kathschach Fri, 10/07/2022 - 16:14

This page lists data tables that provide information about acute care.

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Induced Abortions Reported in Canada in 2017 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published January 25, 2019

Number and percentage of induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals and clinics in 2017.

Induced Abortions Reported in Canada in 2018 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published January 23, 2020

Number and percentage of induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals and clinics in 2018.

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics

Data tables
Published July 26, 2016

Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for injuries and trauma from 2010–2011 to 2014–2015.

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2016–2017 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published July 5, 2018

Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for injuries and trauma from 2012–2013 to 2016–2017.

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2017–2018 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published July 11, 2019

Learn about emergency department visits and hospitalizations for injuries and trauma in Canada from 2013–2014 to 2017–2018.

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2018–2019 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published September 24, 2020

Learn about emergency department visits and hospitalizations for injuries and trauma in Canada from 2014–2015 to 2018–2019.

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2019–2020 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published July 15, 2021

Learn about emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for injuries and trauma in Canada.

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2020–2021 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published July 28, 2022

Learn about emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for injuries and trauma in Canada.

Inpatient Hospitalization, Surgery and Newborn Statistics, 2017–2018 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published April 25, 2019

Learn about 2017–2018 hospitalization rates, in-hospital births and the top reasons for hospitalizations and surgeries in these Excel files from our DAD and HMDB databases.

Inpatient Hospitalization, Surgery and Newborn Statistics, 2018–2019 (XLSX)

Data tables
Published May 28, 2020

Learn about 2018–2019 hospitalization rates, in-hospital births and the top reasons for hospitalizations and surgeries in these Excel files from our DAD and HMDB databases.

Acute care: Indicators

Acute care: Indicators kathschach Fri, 10/07/2022 - 16:18

This page lists CIHI’s indicators on acute care.

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Overall Hospital Experience

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Published April 28, 2023

This measure describes a patient’s overall experience during a hospital stay. Results show the percentage of patients who responded most favourably in the CPES-IC survey.

Patient Flow for Hip Replacement

Indicator
Published November 16, 2021

This indicator gives the number of separations (discharges and deaths) from acute care or same-day surgery facilities divided by residents of the region for hip replacement.

Pediatric Patients Readmitted to Hospital

Indicator
Published November 16, 2021

This indicator measures the risk-adjusted rate of urgent readmission for patients age 17 and younger.

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Volume by Province and Centre

Indicator
Published July 14, 2022

This contextual measure provides the total number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed in a fiscal year.

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Rate

Indicator
Published November 16, 2021

This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed on patients in acute care hospitals, same-day surgery facilities or catheterization laboratories.

Repeat Hospital Stays for Mental Health and Substance Use

Indicator
Published November 30, 2023

This indicator measures the risk-adjusted percentage of individuals who had 3 or more episodes of care for mental health and substance use (MHSU) disorders among all those who had at least one episode of care for MHSU disorders in general or psychiatric…

Small for Gestational Age Rate

Indicator
Published February 22, 2024

This indicator provides the crude rate for small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births.

Surgical Patients Readmitted to Hospital

Indicator
Published November 16, 2021

This indicator measures the risk-adjusted rate of urgent readmission for the surgical patient group.

Wait Times for Hip Replacement (Percentage Meeting Benchmark)

Indicator
Published April 4, 2024

Percentage of patients within a province who received planned total hip replacements within 26 weeks (182 days) from the date they were ready to be treated.

Wait Times for Knee Replacement (Percentage Meeting Benchmark)

Indicator
Published April 4, 2024

Percentage of patients within a province who received planned total knee replacements within 26 weeks (182 days) from the date they were ready to be treated.

Acute care: Tools

Acute care: Tools kathschach Fri, 10/07/2022 - 16:26

This page lists CIHI’s performance reporting tools that contain acute care data.

Acute care: Data holdings

Acute care: Data holdings kathschach Fri, 10/07/2022 - 16:30

This page contains information about CIHI’s data holdings related to acute care.

Discharge Abstract Database

The Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) contains demographic, administrative and clinical data on inpatient hospital discharges. Facilities in all provinces and territories except Quebec are required to report to the DAD. Quebec acute inpatient records are submitted to CIHI through a different process and are included in the Hospital Morbidity Database.

Hospital Morbidity Database

The Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB) is a national data holding that captures administrative, clinical and demographic information on hospital inpatient events. It contains inpatient data collected via the DAD and inpatient records submitted from Quebec. Please note that Quebec day surgery records are part of the HMDB population as of 2012–2013.

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Acute care: News and podcasts

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This page contains media releases, bulletins and podcast episodes about acute care.

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Acute care: Education resources

Acute care: Education resources kathschach Fri, 10/07/2022 - 16:43

Through our Learning Centre, CIHI provides opportunities for health professionals to understand our evolving reporting systems and the application of our standards, data and analytics. We offer many courses and resources for a variety of audiences, including clinicians, assessors, data submitters and analysts, decision-makers, policy planners and researchers.

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Acute care

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A Step Toward Understanding Health Care Trajectories of People Living With Dementia (PDF)

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Data Quality Study of the 2015–2016 Discharge Abstract Database: A Focus on Hospital Harm (PDF)

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2014–2015 (PDF)

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2015–2016 (PDF)

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2017–2018 (PDF)

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2018–2019 (PDF)

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Induced Abortions Reported in Canada in 2017 (XLSX)

Induced Abortions Reported in Canada in 2018 (XLSX)

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2016–2017 (XLSX)

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2017–2018 (XLSX)

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2018–2019 (XLSX)

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2019–2020 (XLSX)

Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2020–2021 (XLSX)

Inpatient Hospitalization, Surgery and Newborn Statistics, 2017–2018 (XLSX)

Inpatient Hospitalization, Surgery and Newborn Statistics, 2018–2019 (XLSX)

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