Table 1. Summary of hospitals participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, by region, 2018.
| Details of participating hospitals | Westerna | Centralb | Easternc | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of hospitals | 26 | 28 | 16 | 70 |
| Hospital type | ||||
| Adultd | 11 | 18 | 8 | 37 |
| Mixed | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| Pediatric | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Hospital size | ||||
| Small (1–200 beds) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| Medium (201–499 beds) | 13 | 15 | 8 | 36 |
| Large (500+ beds) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Admissions and discharge | ||||
| Total number of beds | 9,277 | 10,354 | 3,038 | 22,669 |
| Total number of admissions | 440,400 | 485,416 | 103,519 | 1,029,335 |
| Total number of patient days | 3,217,499 | 3,521,438 | 926,355 | 7,665,292 |
a Western refers to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
b Central refers to Ontario and Quebec
c Eastern refers to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador
d Seven hospitals classified as “adult” had a neonatal-intensive care unit