Infection Control

Wait Times
We are actively participating with the Ontario Government in managing wait times for specific surgeries and diagnostic testing. To see Headwaters Health Care Centre’s specific wait time data please link to www.ontariowaittimes.ca

Infection Control Reporting
Headwaters Health Care Centre takes your care and your safety very seriously, and we are committed to transparency. The health and safety of patients and staff is our first priority. We wish to let the community know that the risk is low for those coming to the hospital for procedures and treatments.

On a monthly basis we will report our infection rates on our website for C. difficile; on a quarterly basis we will report our infection rates for MRSA, VRE, Blood Stream infection, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, and Surgical Site Infection Prevention; and once a year we will report on our Hand Hygiene results for our Headwaters Orangeville and Headwaters Shelburne sites.

Click here to view the number of new health care associated Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) infections. 
Click here to view the number of new health care associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
Click here to view the number of new health care associated Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)infections.
Click here to view the number of new health care associated Central-Line Infection - Blood Stream Infections (CLI-BSI).
Click here to view the number of new health care associated Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) infections.
Click here to view information on reporting of health care associated Surgical Site Infection Prevention (SSI) results.
Click here to view the results of our hand hygiene audits.

Common Questions
Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates Questions
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Questions
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Questions
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) Questions