An In-Depth Look at the British Columbia Health Care System

Explore Health Care in British Columbia Using Health Indicators

Your Health System: In Depth provides a detailed overview of British Columbia’s health care system and of the health of Canadians in British Columbia. Compare data by hospital, long-term care organization, city, health region, province or territory.

Explore information on health care in other provinces and territories

Health care access in British Columbia

Emergency Department Wait Time for Physician Initial Assessment — See how wait times for initial assessment by a doctor in British Columbia emergency departments compare by province, region and facility, calculated in hours using the 90th percentile
Total Time Spent in Emergency Department for Admitted Patients — Explore how long admitted patients spent in emergency departments in British Columbia, comparing results for any health region, long-term care facility or hospital
Have a Regular Doctor — Compare data for how many people have a regular doctor in British Columbia
Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours — See statistics on the number of hip fracture surgeries in British Columbia that were performed within 48 hours

Person-centredness health care in British Columbia

Repeat Hospital Stays for Mental Illness — See how many patients with mental illness had repeated stays in hospital by examining statistics by British Columbia facility, health authority, region and province, as well as trends over time

Health care efficiency in British Columbia

Administrative Expense — Examine administrative costs in relation to total expenses
Cost of a Standard Hospital Stay — Explore data on the cost of a standard hospital stay in British Columbia, and see results for any health region, city or hospital

Health care appropriateness and effectiveness in British Columbia

All Patients Readmitted to Hospital — View statistics for patients who were readmitted to hospital in British Columbia by time trend, region, province and facility. Or view breakdowns of medical, surgical, obstetric and youth patients readmitted to hospital:

Medical Patients Readmitted to Hospital | Surgical Patients Readmitted to Hospital | Obstetric Patients Readmitted to Hospital | Patients 19 and Younger Readmitted to Hospital
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions — Review statistics on hospital care occurrences in British Columbia for conditions that could have been treated in the community health care system
High Users of Hospital Beds — Compare the highest users of hospital beds by province, region, long-term care facility or hospital
Hospital Deaths — Explore trends over time and other statistics regarding the number of deaths in hospital in British Columbia | Hospital Deaths Following Major Surgery
Influenza Immunization for Seniors — Explore influenza immunization trends over time and view comparisons by British Columbia hospital, health region, long-term care organization, territory or province
Low-Risk Caesarean Sections
Potentially Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care — Compare the rates of potentially inappropriate antipsychotics used in long-term care facilities in British Columbia
Restraint Use in Long-Term Care

Health care safety in British Columbia

In-Hospital Sepsis — Compare data on life-threatening complications occurring in hospital in British Columbia as a result of infection
Obstetric Trauma (With Instrument) — See statistics on the number of third-degree lacerations in vaginal deliveries that were assisted by an instrument
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribed to Seniors — View the numbers of drug prescriptions for seniors that were potentially inappropriate in British Columbia; compare by province, time, region, health authority, hospital or long-term care facility
Falls in the Last 30 Days in Long-Term Care — View the percentage of falls in long-term care facilities in British Columbia by health authority and see comparisons with other provinces as well as trends over time
Worsened Pressure Ulcer in Long-Term Care — See the percentage of worsened pressure ulcers in British Columbia long-term care by facility, year, health region and more

Social determinants in British Columbia health care

Heavy Drinking — Compare heavy drinking percentages for British Columbia and other provinces, and see results for all regions and cities, as well as for other criteria within the province
Children Vulnerable in Areas of Early Development — View the statistics of early development vulnerabilities in children across British Columbia and the rest of Canada
Obesity — View obesity trends over time and compare percentages for British Columbia with those for all of Canada
Smoking — See smoking percentages within British Columbia health regions as well as for other provinces in Canada
Physical Activity During Leisure Time — Explore levels of physical activity in British Columbia by region and comparisons with all of Canada over time

Health status in British Columbia

Life Expectancy at Birth — See statistics on life expectancy at birth in British Columbia by health region, hospital or long-term care organization
Life Expectancy at Age 65 — View comparisons on life expectancy at age 65 in British Columbia over time
Perceived Health — See how people in British Columbia rated their overall physical, social and mental health
Avoidable Deaths — See data results on avoidable deaths per 100,000 population in British Columbia regions and facilities, as well as comparisons with other provinces
Avoidable Deaths From Preventable Causes — Compare results on avoidable deaths from preventable causes in British Columbia by long-term care facility, health region and hospital, and over time
Avoidable Deaths From Treatable Causes — Learn about the effectiveness of British Columbia’s health care system by exploring data on deaths that were avoidable from treatable causes
Hospitalized Heart Attacks — View the number of heart attacks in British Columbia that resulted in hospitalization, per 100,000 population, and compare data by health region, facility or province
Hospitalized Strokes — See statistics on how often strokes in British Columbia resulted in hospitalization
Self-Injury Hospitalizations — Explore long-term care organizations, health regions and hospitals in British Columbia to see results on hospitalizations that resulted from self-injury
Improved Physical Functioning in Long-Term Care — Examine the levels of improved physical functioning in long-term care facilities in British Columbia by facility and health region and over time
Worsened Physical Functioning in Long-Term Care — Explore data on the worsening of physical functioning in British Columbia long-term care by facility, over time and by region, and compare with other provinces (on a comparative map)
Worsened Depressive Mood in Long-Term Care — Compare results of worsened depressive mood in long-term care in British Columbia with those in other provinces, as well as by health region or care facility
Experiencing Pain in Long-Term Care — See British Columbia statistics on rates of experiencing pain in long-term care
Experiencing Worsened Pain in Long-Term Care — Percentages of worsened pain experienced in long-term care in British Columbia are presented by time trend, health region and facility, and comparatively by province