The resident on call checked on her patient and reviewed the chart. The patient appeared to be doing well. But at 11 pm, she got a high-risk alert via CHARTWATCH, an AI program developed at St. Michael’s. The resident quickly re-assessed the patient and called the ICU team. They intervened quickly and the patient stabilized. The resident credits CHARTWATCH for raising the alarm.  

The ICU can save lives. But staff can’t always tell when a patient’s condition is about to worsen, and patients can arrive too late at the ICU. There are also times when patients can avoid the ICU altogether if their condition is recognized and treated early enough.

That’s why we created CHARTWATCH. It’s an early-warning system that looks at 100 different variables in a patient’s chart every hour, and determines the patient’s risk of needing ICU care within the next 24 hours. When CHARTWATCH flags a patient at high risk – that triggers the health-care teams to intervene fast.