LEGEND:
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Better than the Ontario average for the selected year. |
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Not different from the Ontario average for the selected year. |
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Worse than the Ontario average for the selected year. |
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No data were available for this year. |
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DEFINITIONS:
| Rank |
All institutions were ranked on each indicator based on their scores, where the highest rank of 1 corresponds to the highest score out of 100. Volume indicators were not ranked since they have threshold requirements. |
| Score |
The score indicates how well a hospital performs on a given indicator, based on its risk adjusted rate where a score of 100 is the highest. |
| Risk adjusted rate |
Measures the observed rate adjusted for differences in patients’ age, sex, and the presence of complications. |
| Observed rate |
Measures the outcome of interest compared to population at risk. |
| Ontario average/total |
This value is the risk adjusted average (Ontario average) or total (Ontario total) of an indicator across all acute care hospitals in Ontario. |
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| Surgical removal of a baby through the mother's abdomen. Lower rates are more desirable. |
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| MEASURE |
Year* |
| 97-98 |
98-99 |
99-00 |
00-01 |
01-02 |
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02-03 |
03-04 |
04-05 |
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05-06 |
06-07 |
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Observed
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26.20% |
30.66% |
29.02% |
31.18% |
31.83% |
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Risk adjusted
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- |
- |
- |
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25.25% |
29.43% |
27.97% |
29.60% |
30.36% |
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Ontario average
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-
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-
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-
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25.48%
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27.75%
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28.15%
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28.83%
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28.89%
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Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), uncomplicated
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| Rate of vaginal births that occurred in mothers who had delivered previously by Cesarean section. Higher rates are more desirable. |
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| MEASURE |
Year* |
| 97-98 |
98-99 |
99-00 |
00-01 |
01-02 |
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02-03 |
03-04 |
04-05 |
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05-06 |
06-07 |
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Rank
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Observed
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25.87% |
27.88% |
18.90% |
21.08% |
18.98% |
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Risk adjusted
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- |
- |
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26.06% |
28.10% |
19.04% |
21.07% |
18.98% |
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Ontario average
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-
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-
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-
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22.16%
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19.8%
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17.31%
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15.8%
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15.27%
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Primary cesarean delivery
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| Surgical removal of a baby through the mother's abdomen during the first birth inclusively. Lower rates are more desirable. |
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| MEASURE |
Year* |
| 97-98 |
98-99 |
99-00 |
00-01 |
01-02 |
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02-03 |
03-04 |
04-05 |
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05-06 |
06-07 |
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Rank
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Observed
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19.95% |
22.47% |
20.60% |
21.87% |
23.56% |
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Risk adjusted
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- |
- |
- |
- |
19.84% |
22.28% |
20.46% |
21.44% |
23.09% |
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Ontario average
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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18.99%
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20.77%
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20.72%
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20.99%
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20.85%
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Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), all
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| Rate of vaginal births that occurred in mothers who had delivered previously by Cesarean section. Higher rates are more desirable. |
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| MEASURE |
Year* |
| 97-98 |
98-99 |
99-00 |
00-01 |
01-02 |
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02-03 |
03-04 |
04-05 |
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05-06 |
06-07 |
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Rank
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Observed
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25.64% |
27.64% |
19.14% |
21.01% |
18.86% |
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Risk adjusted
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- |
- |
- |
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25.86% |
27.90% |
19.28% |
21.08% |
18.89% |
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Ontario average
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-
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-
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-
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-
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22.27%
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19.76%
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17.35%
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15.91%
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15.47%
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| * Note: It is not possible to compare data from 1997-2001 with data from 2002-2005 because of the change in coding classification. |