In the fiscal year ****, among all cases of hospital harm events, nearly half of patient harm in Canadian hospitals were health care and medication related. Another third were infections. In Canada, harmful events can be divided into these four main categories.
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CIHI. (October 17, 2024). Number of harmful events in hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2023/24, by category of harm [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1467752/patient-harm-events-in-hospitals-canada-by-category/
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