The list of reportable sentinel events and Serious Untoward Events Reported by Private Hospitals in Year private hospitals was revised on 1 January 2015. The reporting criteria for private hospitals and public hospitals are aligned.
Sentinel Events Reported by Private Hospitals in 2017
| Sentinel Events | Jan-Mar | Apr-Jun | Jul-Sep | Oct-Dec | |
| 1 | Surgery / interventional procedure involving the wrong patient or body part | 2(0) | - | - | - |
| 2 | Retained instruments or other material after surgery / interventional procedure | 1(0) | 1(0) | 1(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 in-patient 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) | - | - | - | - |
Serious Untoward Events Reported by Private Hospitals in 2017
| 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 | - | - | - | - |