AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds

A year-and-a-half-long study on Chartwatch, an artificial intelligence system in use at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, shows the tool led to a striking 26 per cent drop in the number of unexpected deaths.

AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds
Unity Health Toronto clinician-scientist Dr. Amol Verma (left) stands with Shirley Bell, the clinical nurse educator for St. Michael's Hospital's general medicine program (right) inside a patient room.

A year-and-a-half-long study on Chartwatch, an artificial intelligence system in use at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, shows the tool led to a striking 26 per cent drop in the number of unexpected deaths.