Table 1. Summary of hospitals participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, by region, 2021.
| Details of participating hospitals | Westerna | Centralb | Easternc | Northernd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of hospitals | 29 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 88 |
| Hospital type | |||||
| Adulte | 12 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 49 |
| Mixed | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| Paediatric | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Hospital size | |||||
| Small (1–200 beds) | 11 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 38 |
| Medium (201–499 beds) | 10 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| Large (500+ beds) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Admissions and discharge | |||||
| Total number of beds | 9,707 | 12,155 | 3,302 | 22 | 25,186 |
| Total number of admissions | 435,550 | 522,198 | 104,531 | 2,272 | 1,064,551 |
| Total number of patient days | 3,281,963 | 3,860,904 | 952,460 | 6,084 | 8,101,411 |
a Western refers to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
b Central refers to Ontario and Québec
c Eastern refers to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador
d Northern refers to Nunavut
e Seven hospitals classified as “adult” had a neonatal intensive care unit