Acute care: News and podcasts

Media release describing CIHI’s latest Hospital stays in Canada release.

In this episode of the CHIP, we discuss hospital harm and the overwhelming workload of health care workers across Canada.

​Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased by 19% in 2022–2023, while emergency department (ED) visits due to the virus decreased in the same time period, according to the latest data released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with McGill University professor Bernard Lapointe and documentary filmmaker Philippe Miquel about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with Dr. Judy Morris about Canada’s health workforce crisis.

Information to help clients prioritize assessment and data submission activities (in long-term care, home care, complex continuing care, inpatient mental health and inpatient rehabilitation settings).

Health systems across the country continuously strive to make Canadian health care safer. Learn how we help these efforts through an interview with Yana Gurevich, manager of Health Indicators and Client Support, and Mélanie Josée Davidson, director of…