TABLE 1.
Patient notification results, as of April 2012
| Notification process | n (%) | Total, n |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed patients identified | 6992 | |
| Patients confirmed alive at time of notification | 6728 (96.2) | 6992 |
| Packages sent to patients and estates | 7310 | |
| Patients or estates reached by registered mail | 6628 (94.8) | 6992 |
| Patients who received testing for at least one BBP | 5042 (74.9) | 6728 |
| Patients tested for HIV | 5042 (74.9) | 6728 |
| Patients tested for HBV | 4703 (69.9) | 6728 |
| Patients tested for HCV | 4730 (70.3) | 6728 |
| Stakeholders notified (eg, physicians, laboratories, hospitals, public health units) | 1400 | |
| Calls received by OPH from patients, members of the public | 5203 | |
| Calls made by OPH nurses notifying patients of negative laboratory results | 4686 | |
| Calls received by OPH from physicians/other health care providers | 68 | |
| Patients reached by letter to inform them of option for genetic sequencing | 216 |
BBP Blood-borne pathogen; HBV Hepatitis B virus; HCV Hepatitis C virus; OPH Ottawa Public Health