Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC)
In September of 2009, the government announced another tool to further its goal of improving patient safety in Ontario hospitals – the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC).
The Surgical Safety Checklist is a one-page list of 26 of the most common tasks and items that operating room teams carry out to ensure patient safety. The ministry has identified the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) Surgical Safety Checklist as the checklist to be adopted by all hospitals, but has acknowledged that hospitals may need to modify the checklist to meet their needs.
Originally developed as a tool to support patient care though professional preparation and teamwork, the consistent use of this checklist has been shown to reduce the rates of death and complications associated with surgical care. All hospitals are required to report on their use of the Surgical Safety Checklist by no later than July 30, 2010.
The government of Ontario has developed this area of the web site to inform you of the data elements, case definition and reporting requirements for the surgical safety checklist as well as general information on the checklist and its use in health care facilities.
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