Providence Care posts its infection rates online on a regular basis. On this page, you will find information about hospital-acquired infection rates for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital and Mental Health Services. Hospital-acquired infection rates for VRE are reported quarterly.
To learn more about VRE, download our brochure here. The public can also access Providence Care’s Patient Safety Indicator data on the website of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care at www.ontario.ca/patientsafety.
If you have any questions regarding this information, contact us.
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Reporting
Period
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Vancomycin Resistant
Enterococcus
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St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital
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Mental Health Services
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Rate per 1000 patient days
(Case Count)
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Rate per 1000 patient days
(Case Count)
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April 2010 - June 2010
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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January 2010 - March 2010
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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October 2009 - December 2009
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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July 2009 - September 2009
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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April 2009 - June 2009
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0 (0)
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0 (0)
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| December 2008 - March 2009 |
0 (0)
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0 (0)
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| September 2008 - November 2008 |
0 (0)
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0 (0)
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Method of calculation for the VRE infection rates (quarterly basis):
Number of patients with laboratory identification of VRE bacteremia (hospital acquired) x 1000
Total number of patient days
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