Grand River Hospital's Discrepancies Between The Optimum Patient Care

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There’s discrepancies between the optimal patient care and current care is provided. That issue was addressed by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) Which establish measures to encourage improvement of patient safety and quality of care. Ultimately, the government of Ontario issued a bill and some specific acts to overcome this issue.
Grand River Hospital (GRH) includes over 3,500 staff who serve over 23,391 newly admitted patients and almost 281,824 patients through outpatient clinics, emergency departments and one-day surgery visits. GRH establish a quality framework by strategic planning and developed specific goals regarding accessibility, appropriateness, safety and patient experience of care. The main purpose of this framework

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