St. Paul’s Hospital has the highest in-hospital death rate in Canada, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
The national institute studied 83 hospitals across the country, finding that more than half of Canadian hospitals are seeing a decrease in the number of deaths.
St. Paul’s in Saskatoon is an exception. The death rate at St. Paul’s is the highest in the country.
Kira Leeb, director of health system performance with the institute, said they hope the hospital takes note of the ranking.
Leeb said it's meant to be a red flag, adding the deaths "are really deaths that are potentially preventable."
Jean Morrison, president and CEO of St. Paul's, called the data concerning and said they are taking it seriously.
--- with files from the Canadian Press
