What's new in this issue

Health region level data that reflect the latest boundaries and names in effect as of June 2005 are now available. New regional entities were created in Ontario and Newfoundland as well as revised regional boundaries for Calgary and David Thompson health regions. Geographic changes (including new maps) are summarized in the Health regions section.

The Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) indicator has been redeveloped so that it better reflects those health conditions that can be effectively managed in the community, thereby preventing or reducing admissions to hospital.

Updated/revised indicators

Health status indicators

• Injury hospitalization, 2002/03 and 2001/02 (CIHI)

Health system performance indicators

• Caesarean section rate,
2002/2003 (CIHI)
• Hip fracture hospitalization rate,
2002/2003 (CIHI)
• Ambulatory care sensitive conditions rate,
2002/2003 (CIHI)
• 30-day in-hospital mortality rate for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and Stroke,
3-year average of 2000/2001 – 2002/2003 (CIHI)
• Readmission rate for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), asthma, hysterectomy, and prostatectomy,
3-year average of 2001/2002 – 2003/2004 (CIHI)
• In-hospital hip fracture,
3-year average of 2001/2002 – 2003/2004 (CIHI)

Community and health system characteristics

• Population estimates, 1996 to 2002
• Inflow/outflow ratios, 2002/2003 (CIHI)
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) rate, 2002/2003 (CIHI)
• Hip and knee replacement rate, 2002/2003 (CIHI)
• Hysterectomy rate, 2002/2003 (CIHI)
• Doctors rate, 2002 (CIHI)

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