Clinical Quality & Safety
SJMC Clinical Quality & Safety Results
At SJMC, we are committed to providing high-quality care and maintaining the safety of our patients. Our clinical quality and safety results highlight our dedication to excellence in healthcare services. We continuously monitor and improve our performance across various departments, ensuring that patients receive care that meets or exceeds national and global standards.
Our Data & Results
Cancer Care
| Quality Indicators Description | SJMC Results Jan to Jun 2023 | SJMC Results Jul to Dec 2023 | SJMC Results Jan to Jun 2024 | SJMC Results Jul to Dec 2024 | Healthcare Industry Published Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Staging annotation for current radiation therapy course | 92% | 97% | 99.6% | 100% | 75.1% 2 |
| We ensure accurate documentation of staging information, which is crucial for better patient selection onto treatment pathways and communication among care providers. | |||||
30-day mortality rate post surgery | 0% | 0% | 0.4% | 0% | 1% 5 |
| Post cancer treatment mortality rates have been widely used as important indicator to measure quality of care. | |||||
CTDIvol for non-contrast CT head examinations | 1.045% | 0.224% | 0.62% | 1.5% | 12.1% 2 |
| We aim to minimise radiation dose in individual radiology studies as an effective method of reducing patient radiation exposure and is in keeping with the "As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)" principle. | |||||
- SJMC participates in the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Clinical Indicator Program and uses their definitions for these indicators. This program provides a national clinical benchmarking service and is comprised of comparative information on the processes and outcomes of health care.
- Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS Clinical Indicator Report: 2016–2023, 25th Edition. Sydney, Australia: ACHS; 2024.
- https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/angioplasty
- https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/993009/Medications-booklet-web-version.pdf
- Development and Implementation of a Cancer Quality Index in Queensland, Australia: A Tool for Monitoring Cancer Care. Journal of Oncology Practice, Volume 15, Number 7.