Avoidable deaths are more common in the NHR than other health authorities in the province.
New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows the NHR averages 396 avoidable deaths for every 100,000 deaths, compared to Winnipeg that will see about 176 avoidable deaths.
The CIHI describes avoidable deaths as ones that could potentially have been avoided through better treatment and prevention efforts.
Ambulatory care sensitive condition in the NHR is also above the provincial average. For every 100,000 people admitted to a hospital, 694 were admitted for a condition that could have been treated in an ambulance. The provincial average is a much lower 281.
The same report revealed Winnipeg to have the longest ER wait times in Canada, however it didn’t have data on wait times in the NHR.
