Two decades after a watershed report on errors and unintended injuries in Canada’s hospitals shook the health-care sector, tens of thousands of Canadians continue to be harmed during a hospital stay — many of them, multiple times, new data show.

In 2024-25, one out of every 17 hospital stays involved at least one harmful event. In a quarter of cases, multiple harms occurred.{ai:summary}Two decades after a watershed report on hospital errors shook Canada's health-care sector, new data show tens of thousands are harmed during hospital stays.Many are harmed multiple times. #health

More than 153,000 people harmed in Canada's hospitals last year, study finds

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