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The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) compares the actual number of deaths in a region or a hospital to the number that would have been expected based on the types of patients a region or hospital treats. It is adjusted for various factors that may influence in-hospital mortality, such as patient demographics, diagnoses and how the patient arrived at the hospital. The HSMR calculation focuses on 65 diagnosis groups that account for about 80 per cent of in-hospital deaths in Canada, excluding patients identified as having received palliative care.

  1. Regina General Hospital, Sask. 71
  2. William Osler Health Centre Peel Memorial Hospital, Ont. 75;
  3. Royal University Hosp., Sask. 78
  4. St. Mary's General Hosp., Ont. 81
  5. St. Paul's Hospital, Sask. 81
  6. Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Ont. 81
  7. Wm. Osler Health Centre, Ont. 82
  8. The Moncton Hospital, N.B. 83
  9. Foothills Medical Centre, Alta. 84
  10. University Health Network, Ont. 85
  11. Hamilton Health Sciences Corp. Hamilton Division, Ont. 86;
  12. St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Ont. 86
  13. Vancouver General Hosp., B.C. 86
  14. Kelowna General Hosp., B.C. 87
  15. Peter Lougheed Centre, Alta. 88
  16. Saint John Rgnl. Hosp., N.B. 88
  17. Joseph Brant Mem. Hosp., Ont. 89
  18. Victoria General and Royal Jubilee Hospitals, B.C. 89
  19. William Osler Health Centre Etobicoke General Hospital, Ont. 89
  20.  Univ. of Alberta Hospital, Alta. 91
  21. York Central Hospital, Ont. 91
  22. Lethbridge Rgnl. Hospital, Alta. 93
  23. North York General Hospital, General Site, Ont. 93
  24. Hamilton Health Sciences Corp. McMaster Division, Ont. 94
  25. Rockyview General Hospital, Alta. 94
  26. Royal Alexandra Hospital, Alta. 94
  27. Quinte Healthcare Corp. Ont. 95
  28. St. Michael's Hospital, Ont. 95
  29. Hamilton Health Sciences Corp., Ont. 96
  30. Brantford Community Healthcar System, General Site, Ont. 97
  31. Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, N.B. 97
  32. Guelph General Hospital, Ont. 97
  33. Royal Columbian Hospital, B.C. 97
  34. Southlake Regional Health Centre, Ont. 97
  35. Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, B.C. 98
  36. Pasqua Hospital, Sask. 98
  37. The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, Ont. 98
  38. Toronto East General Hosp., Ont. 98
  39. Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Ont. 99
  40. Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital, Ont. 99
  41. Langley Memorial Hospital, B.C. 99
  42. Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanimo B.C. 99
  43. Sault Area Hospitals, Ont. 99
  44. Lakeridge Hospital Corp., Ont. 100
  45. The Ottawa Hospital, Ont. 100
  46. Rouge Valley Health System, Ont. 101
  47. The Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Ont. 101
  48. Lakeridge Health Oshawa Site, Ont. 102
  49. Matsqui Sumas Abbotsford General Hospital, B.C. 102
  50. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ont. 102
  51. Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ont. 102
  52. Grey Bruce Health Services, Ont. 103
  53. Queensway-Carleton Hospital., Ottawa Ont. 103
  54. Peace Arch District Hospital, B.C. 104
  55. Rouge Valley Health System Centenary Site, Ont. 104
  56. Royal Inland Hospital, B.C. 104
  57. Royal Victoria Hospital of Barrie, Ont. 104
  58. Halton Healthcare Services Corporation, Ont. 105
  59. Providence Health Care, B.C. 105
  60. St. Joseph's Health Centre Toronto, Ont. 105
  61. St. Paul's Hospital, B.C. 105
  62. Chatham Kent Health Alliance, Ont. 106
  63. Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Ont. 106
  64. St. Boniface General Hosp., Man. 106
  65. Bluewater Health Sarnia Site, Ont. 107
  66. Sudbury Regional Hospital Laurentian Site, Ont. 107
  67. Halton Healthcare Services Oakville Trafalgar Site, Ont. 109
  68. Health Sciences Centre, Man. 109
  69. Kingston General Hospital, Ont. 109
  70. Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, N.S. 109
  71. Sarnia Bluewater Health, Ont. 109
  72. Hamilton Health Sciences Corp. Henderson Division, Ont. 111
  73. Mount Sinai Hospital, Ont. 111
  74. St. John's Acute Care, Nfld./Lbr. 111
  75. Surrey Memorial Hospital, B.C. 112
  76. London Health Sciences Ctr., Ont. 114
  77. Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, Alta. 115
  78. Burnaby Hospital, B.C. 116
  79. The Scarborough Hospital Grace Site, Ont. 116
  80. Niagara Health System, Ont. 122
  81. The Scarborough Hospital, Ont. 124
  82. Niagara Health System St. Catharines General Site, Ont. 129
  83. The Scarborough Hospital General Site, Ont. 129
  84. Grand River Hospital K. W. Health Centre, Ont. 130
  85. Cape Breton Healthcare Complex, N.S. 137
  86. Grey Nuns Community Hospital and Health Centre, Alta. *
  87. Humber River Regional Hospital, Ont. *
  88. Humber River Regional Hospital Church Street Site, Ont. *
  89. Humber River Regional Hospital Finch Site, Ont. *
  90. Misericordia Community Hospital, Alta. *
  91. Windsor Regional Hospital, Ont. *
  92. Windsor Regional Hospital Metropolitan Campus, Ont. *

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