A review by the Office of the Ontario Auditor General highlighted many health-care system failings, including the alarming statistic that nearly six out of every 100 patients at institutions reviewed by auditors were harmed while in hospital.
“Each year, Ontario hospitals discharge one million people,” Lysyk said. “Of those, about 67,000 people were harmed during their hospital stay.
“This is the second highest rate of hospital patient harm in Canada. Current laws and practices in Ontario make it difficult for hospitals to address concerns about the safety of care provided by some nurses and doctors.”
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