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Statistics for Health Care

Statistics for 2006

Serious Claims by Accident Type (Five Year Average) 2002-2006

Serious Claims by Accident Type; Five Year Average; 2002-2006; 30% MSI due to patient handling; 25% MSI due to material handling; 13% Falling; 9% Violence; 7% Infectious disease; 16% All others

Health Care & Social Assistance (subsector 7660)

Time-loss Claims, 2002-2006
time loss claims for 2002 to 2006: 2002 = 7257; 2003 = 6,858; 2004 = 6,384; 2005 = 6,753; 2006 = 7,078

Injury Rate Comparison, 2002-2006
injury rate comparisons for 2002 to 2006. All of BC: 2002 = 3.2; 2003 = 3; 2004 = 3.1; 2005 = 3.1; 2006 = 3.1. Health care and social assistance: 2002 = 4; 2003 = 3.6; 2004 = 3.5; 2005 = 3.9; 2006 = 3.9.

Claim Duration Comparison, 2002-2006
claim duration comparisons for 2002 to 2006. All of BC: 2002 = 47; 2003 = 47; 2004 = 48; 2005 = 47; 2006 = 45. Health care and social assistance: 2002 = 56; 2003 = 53; 2004 = 57; 2005 = 57; 2006 = 51.

Data Source: WorkSafeBC Statistical Services

Health Care Classification Units

# of Time-loss Claims for CUs 766001 to 766021, 2002-2006

C U CU Description 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
766001 Acute Care 3,230 2,716 2,350 2,409 2,527
766002 Alcohol or Drug Treatment Centre 7 18 19 21 25
766003 Alternative Health Care 2 0 2 0 0
766004 Ambulance or First Aid Services 12 8 6 12 11
766005 Chiropractic Services, Chiropractic Care 0 1 0 0 2
766006 Community Health Support Services 643 607 670 725 767
766007 Counselling or Social Services nes 356 355 275 324 294
766008 Dentistry or Ancillary Dental Services 30 23 33 22 25
766009 Fundraising or Charitable Organization 10 18 15 11 8
766010 Life and Job Skills Training 61 78 99 98 79
766011 Long Term Care 2,103 2,210 2,115 2,303 2,572
766012 Massage Therapy (licensed) 0 0 0 1 0
766013 Optometry 1 4 1 2 4
766014 Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy 33 23 27 31 15
766015 Private Medical Practice nes 26 38 29 25 33
766016 Religious Organization 26 24 26 24 24
766017 Residential Social Service Facility 311 350 336 355 320
766018 Retirement Home or Seniors' Home 68 71 122 107 112
766019 Short Term Care 321 294 231 267 240
766020 Supplementary Health Care 15 20 27 16 17
766021 Surgical Centre 2 0 1 0 3
7660 Health Care & Social Assistance 7,257 6,858 6,384 6,753 7,078
 
ALL OF BC 61,529 58,834 60,160 62,171 63,610

Data Source: WorkSafeBC Statistical Services

Injury Rates for CUs 766001 to 766021, 2002-2006

Injury rates are calculated per 100 person-years of employment.

C U CU Description 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
766001 Acute Care 5.1 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.2
766002 Alcohol or Drug Treatment Centre 0.8 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.5
766003 Alternative Health Care <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
766004 Ambulance or First Aid Services 3.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.3
766005 Chiropractic Services, Chiropractic Care <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
766006 Community Health Support Services 3.9 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.1
766007 Counselling or Social Services nes 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.5
766008 Dentistry or Ancillary Dental Services 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 <1
766009 Fundraising or Charitable Organization 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.8 <1
766010 Life and Job Skills Training 2.5 2.4 3.1 3.6 2.7
766011 Long Term Care 8.2 8.4 8.1 10.0 9.8
766012 Massage Therapy (licensed) n/a n/a n/a n/a <1
766013 Optometry n/a n/a n/a n/a <1
766014 Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy n/a n/a 0.8 1.2 <1
766015 Private Medical Practice nes 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 <1
766016 Religious Organization 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 <1
766017 Residential Social Service Facility 5.0 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.4
766018 Retirement Home or Seniors' Home 5.6 4.8 6.5 5.5 5.7
766019 Short Term Care 7.5 6.9 7.0 8.8 7.0
766020 Supplementary Health Care 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.3
766021 Surgical Centre n/a n/a n/a n/a <1

7660

 Health Care and Social Assistance 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.9
 
ALL OF BC 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1

Data Source: WorkSafeBC Statistical Services

Assessment Rates (Base)
Healthcare and Social Services Subsector 7660

C U CU Description
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008* Preliminary
766001 Acute Care
$2.05
$1.64
$1.15
$0.69
$0.73
766002 Alcohol or Drug Treatment Centre
$0.89
$0.93
$0.74
$0.72
$0.60
766003 Alternative Health Care
$0.38
$0.30
$0.30
$0.35
$0.28
766004 Ambulance or First Aid Services
$2.05
$1.64
$1.15
$0.69
$0.73
766005 Chiropractic Services, Chiropractic Care
$0.42
$0.39
$0.36
$0.38
$0.30
766006 Community Health Support Services
$1.27
$1.02
$0.87
$0.98
$1.18
766007 Counselling or Social Services nes
$0.89
$0.93
$0.74
$0.72
$0.60
766008 Dentistry or Ancillary Dental Services
$0.38
$0.30
$0.28
$0.28
$0.27
766009 Fundraising or Charitable Organization
$0.40
$0.39
$0.46
$0.38
$0.39
766010 Life and Job Skills Training
$1.24
$1.33
$1.06
$0.85
$0.89
766011 Long Term Care
$3.70
$2.96
$2.07
$1.97
$2.38
766012 Massage Therapy (licensed)
$0.42
$0.39
$0.36
$0.38
$0.30
766013 Optometry
$0.38
$0.30
$0.28
$0.28
$0.27
766014 Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
$0.42
$0.39
$0.28
$0.28
$0.27
766015 Private Medical Practice nes
$0.38
$0.30
$0.36
$0.38
$0.30
766016 Religious Organization
$0.40
$0.39
$0.46
$0.38
$0.39
766017 Residential Social Service Facility
$1.52
$1.70
$2.04
$2.06
$2.16
766018 Retirement Home or Seniors' Home
$1.52
$1.70
$2.04
$2.06
$2.16
766019 Short Term Care
$2.42
$1.94
$1.36
$1.33
$1.37
766020 Supplementary Health Care
$0.38
$0.30
$0.28
$0.28
$0.27
766021 Surgical Centre
$0.38
$0.30
$0.28
$0.28
$0.27


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