Acute care: Reports and releases

Learn more about a patient safety measure of potentially preventable hospital harm in Canada, and how it is linked to evidence-informed practices.

This infographic describes the Hospital Harm indicator, which captures occurrences of unintended harm during a hospital stay that could have been potentially prevented.

Describes data to identify hospital patients experiencing homelessness and the trend in hospitalizations with recorded homelessness.

Access to palliative care has improved in Canada, but gaps remain. Read CIHI's latest report to see the status of palliative care in the home, and in community and hospital settings.

​​Access to palliative care has improved in Canada, but gaps remain. Read CIHI’s latest report on the status of palliative care in the home, and in community and hospital settings.

Explore the impact of COVID-19 on surgeries and on wait times for priority procedures like knee and hip replacements, cataract and cancer surgeries, and diagnostic imaging.

​Explore the most recent information on inpatient hospitalization, surgery and newborn statistics, including the top reasons for hospital stays and surgeries.

​​​The latest annual statistics (2012 to 2021) from the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR), including dialysis, organ transplantation and donation characteristics.

​Expanding on our 2017 report, this follow-up from CIHI and Choosing Wisely Canada examines progress on overuse of 12 tests and treatments and provides insights for continued improvements.

​Expanding on the 2017 report, this follow-up from CIHI and Choosing Wisely Canada examines progress on the overuse of 12 tests and treatments and offers insights for continued improvements.