Sick time hours in inpatient units in Canadian hospitals 2017/18-2021/22
In 2021-2022, during the COVID pandemic, Canadian hospitals recorded 12.8 million sick time hours among non-physician inpatient unit staff. This equates to a loss of roughly 6,500 full-time equivalents (FTEs) working that year. Sick time hours in 2021-2022 increased by 17 percent compared to 2020-2021.