Home Africa News More Than 153,000 Patients Experienced Harm in Canadian Hospitals Last Year: Study

More Than 153,000 Patients Experienced Harm in Canadian Hospitals Last Year: Study

Share
more-than-153,000-patients-experienced-harm-in-canadian-hospitals-last-year:-study
More Than 153,000 Patients Experienced Harm in Canadian Hospitals Last Year: Study
Share
More Than 153,000 Patients Experienced Harm in Canadian Hospitals Last Year: Study

A patient walks down a hallway in the emergency ward at the Montreal Children’s Hospital in Montreal on Sept. 19, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

Olivia Gomm

|Updated:

More than 153,000 people experienced harm that was potentially preventable while hospitalized in Canada in 2024–25, according to a recent study.

Of those who were harmed while hospitalized, one out of 4 experienced multiple harmful events, according to data published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) on Sept. 25.

Olivia Gomm

Olivia Gomm is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.

Author’s Selected Articles

Share