‘No blame, no shame’: Experts urge culture shift to reduce hospital harm – CTV
October 07, 2025
A new report shows preventable harm continues to be a significant issue in Canadian hospitals, affecting thousands of patients and adding pressure to the health-care system.
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) have partnered to track and address unintended harm that occurs during acute care stays, or short-term stays.
They define harm as “an unintended outcome of care that may be prevented with evidence-informed practices and is identified and treated in the same hospital stay.”
The latest data from the Hospital Harm Project suggests that between 2024 and 2025, one in 17 acute-care hospital stays involved at least one harmful event. In a quarter of those cases, patients experienced more than one.
