Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital
Clinical safety and quality indicators
At Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital, we take quality and safety seriously. We also support a culture of openness and transparency to foster positive partnerships with our consumers.
To provide transparency, we are pleased to publish hospital quality and safety data alongside the Australian Commission in Safety and Quality in Healthcare benchmarks.
At Calvary, we take falls prevention seriously.
A fall with serious injury involves a fracture or a head injury.
We will conduct a risk screen on arrival and will develop a personalised fall prevention plan to reduce the chances of any falls.
Please make sure you come to our facility with properly fitted shoes with a non-slip sole.
How is this indicator calculated?
The number of falls is divided by the number of people who have been sent home from our facility.
A lower number means fewer falls.
We aim to have the lowest number and be better than the industry benchmark.
How did we do?
Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital is consistently better than the industry benchmark.
Infection prevention and control aims to reduce the risk of patients acquiring preventable healthcare-associated infections. Infectious agents transmitted during the provision of health care come primarily from interaction with other people – patients, clinicians and visitors.
We have implemented a prevention program to ensure you stay safe.
How is this indicator calculated?
The number of infections is divided by the number of people who have been sent home from our facility. Doing this allows us to compare with industry.
A lower number means fewer infections.
We aim to have the lowest number and be better than the industry benchmark.
How did we do?
Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital is consistently better than the industry benchmark.
Upon your arrival at the hospital, we conduct a risk screening and develop a personalised pressure injury prevention plan to reduce the risk of pressure injuries and keep you safe during your stay with us.
How is this indicator calculated?
The number of injuries is divided by the number of people who have been sent home from our facility.
A lower number means fewer injuries.
We aim to have the lowest number and be better than the industry benchmark.
How did we do?
Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital is consistently better than the industry benchmark.
National clinical data
At Calvary, the quality and safety of your health care is our priority. Each year, Calvary publishes data that measures our quality and safety against industry and government targets.
To provide you with information about our performance, Calvary publishes data that measures the quality and safety of our hospitals.