Sentinel Events Reported by Private Hospitals in 2025 (as at 30 April 2025)
| Sentinel Events | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| 1 | Surgery / interventional procedure involving a wrong patient or body part | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2 | Retained instruments or other material after surgery / interventional procedure | - | - | 1(0) | 2(0) | ||||||||
| 3 | ABO incompatibility blood transfusion | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 4 | Medication error resulting in major permanent loss of function or death | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 5 | Intravascular gas embolism resulting in death or neurological damage | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 6 | Death of an inpatient from suicide (including home leave) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 7 | Maternal death or serious morbidity associated with labour or delivery | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 8 | Infant discharged to wrong family or infant abduction | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 9 | Other adverse events resulting in permanent loss of function or death (excluding complications) | - | - | - | - |
Summary of Sentinel Event in March 2025:
In March 2025, one sentinel event was reported by a private hospital. The event involved the retention of a piece of gauze in the oral cavity of an 11-year-old male who had undergone tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Summary of Sentinel Event in April 2025:
In April 2025, two sentinel events were reported by private hospitals. The first event involved the retention of a foreign metallic body, measuring approximately 5mm in length and suspected to be dislodged from a surgical instrument, in a 69-year-old patient who had undergone hip surgery. The second event involved a retained inner dilator following a central venous catheter insertion in a 71-year-old female patient.
Serious Untoward Events Reported by Private Hospitals in 2025
| Serious Untoward Events | Jan-Mar | Apr-Jun | Jul-Sep | Oct-Dec | |
| 1 | Medication error which could have led to death or permanent harm or carries a significant public health risk | 1(0) | |||
| 2 | Patient misidentification which could have led to death or permanent harm | - |
Highlight in first quarter of 2025:
In the first quarter of 2025, one serious untoward event (“SUE”) was reported by a private hospital. The event involved a patient who was administered intravenous chemotherapy at the wrong infusion rate.