General characteristics | Case 1: Rural regional health authority | Case 2: University healthcare center | Case 3: General hospital | Case 4: Local hospital | Case 5: Urban regional health authority |
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Province | Alberta | Ontario | Ontario | Quebec | New Brunswick |
Location | Sub-rural | Urban | Urban | Rural | Urban |
Population served | 300,000 | 1,500,000 | 400,000 | 135,000 | 86,000 |
Number of employees | 8,000 staff and 350 physicians | 10,600 staff and 1125 physicians | 2,400 staff and 400 physicians | 1037 staff and 102 physicians | 2,600 staff and 340 physicians |
Number of sites and beds | 35 sites and 1300 beds | 3 sites and 1099 beds | 2 sites and 500 beds | 1 site and 303 beds | 8 sites and 425 beds in 2 hospitals |
Date of accreditation visit studied; accreditation status awarded | 2002; accreditation with report (3 key recommendations and 3 recommendations) | 2004; accreditation (9 recommendations and 9 good practices) | 2003; accreditation with report (20 key recommendations, 18 recommendations and 1 good practice) | 2003; accreditation with report (9 key recommendations and 3 recommendations) | 2002; accreditation with report (3 key recommendations and 2 good practices) |
Length of participation in the accreditation process | Since 2002 | Since 2000 for the new entity | Since 1951 | Since the 1980s | Since 1998 for the new entity |
Number of accreditation teams | 15 clinical teams 4 support teams | 17 clinical teams 4 support teams | 8 clinical teams 4 support teams | 8 clinical teams 4 support teams | 8 clinical teams 4 support teams |
Research site visit dates | November 1 and 2, 2004 | June 16 and 17, 2004 | December 5 and 6, 2004 | June 21 and 22, 2004 | June 1 and 2, 2004 |
Type of accreditation | Non compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Non compulsory | Non compulsory |