VRE rates:
The total number of new cases of VRE bacteraemia acquired in the hospital in a quarter is divided by the total number of patient days for that quarter. Patient days are the number of days spent in a hospital for all patients. The results are multiplied by 1000. This represents the rate of hospital acquired VRE bacteraemia associated with the reporting facility per 1000 patient days for that quarter. (e.g. 2 cases for that quarter ÷ 30,000 patient days for that quarter = 0.00006 x 1000 = 0.06 per 1000 patient days). The rates of infection will be calculated by quarter.
Beginning December 30, 2008, each hospital will post its quarterly rate and new case count of VRE
The first reporting period will cover the months of September, October and November.
At the end of each quarter, the ministry will report the previous quarter's data on its website by hospital site including:
- The number of new hospital acquired VRE bacteraemia cases that is zero (0) or totalling five (5) or more associated with that hospital site, or if this is fewer than 5 cases (i.e. 1 to 4 cases), text reading "< 5 cases", and
- the hospital acquired VRE bacteraemia rate
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Number of New Cases
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VRE Rate
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Oct. 1, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2008
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0
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0
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Jan. 1, 2009 to Mar. 31, 2009
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0
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0
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April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009
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0
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0
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July 1, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2009
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0
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0
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Oct. 1, 2009 to Dec.31, 2009
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0
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0
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Jan. 1, 2010 to Mar. 31, 2010
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0 |
0 |
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April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010
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0 |
0 |
| July 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2010 |
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