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

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

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 four experienced multiple harmful events, according to data published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) on Sept. 25.