Recently the Ontario government announced it is introducing full public reporting on eight patient safety indicators – including C. difficile. As of Friday, September 26, 2008, all Ontario hospitals are required to publicly report on C. difficile rates in their facilities through a public website using a new, standard set of reporting criteria.
HDGH is in full support of this standardized release of data. Transparency, along with some thoughtful accompanying explanation of this information through the Province, will best serve the public's understanding of this complex and serious challenge facing hospitals across Canada and around the world.