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Alice Springs Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 6 Gap Road
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Phone: 08 8951 7777
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Admissions

Patient admissions for July 2010–June 2011

To learn more about how these admissions measures are defined and data collected, read About the data.

Same-day admissions

CategoryNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 26
Medical (emergency) 4,520
Medical (other) 20,662
Specialist mental health <10
Surgical (emergency) 93
Surgical (other) 907
Total 26,208

Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 26
Childbirth 2009-10 32
Childbirth 2008-09 25
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 4,520
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 4,062
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 3,796
Medical (other) 2010-11 20,662
Medical (other) 2009-10 19,436
Medical (other) 2008-09 19,169
Specialist mental health 2010-11 <10
Specialist mental health 2009-10 <10
Specialist mental health 2008-09 12
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 93
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 59
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 47
Surgical (other) 2010-11 907
Surgical (other) 2009-10 832
Surgical (other) 2008-09 840
Total 2010-11 26,208
Total 2009-10 24,421
Total 2008-09 23,889

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 818
Medical (emergency) 7,953
Medical (other) 1,271
Specialist mental health 152
Surgical (emergency) 1,462
Surgical (other) 649
Total 12,305

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 818
Childbirth 2009-10 785
Childbirth 2008-09 774
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 7,953
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 7,390
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 6,964
Medical (other) 2010-11 1,271
Medical (other) 2009-10 1,295
Medical (other) 2008-09 1,108
Specialist mental health 2010-11 152
Specialist mental health 2009-10 173
Specialist mental health 2008-09 196
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 1,462
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 1,192
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 1,297
Surgical (other) 2010-11 649
Surgical (other) 2009-10 656
Surgical (other) 2008-09 576
Total 2010-11 12,305
Total 2009-10 11,491
Total 2008-09 10,915

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 68.1%
Acute care admissions 68.4%
Other admissions Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 68.1%
All admissions 2009-10 68.0%
All admissions 2008-09 68.6%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 68.4%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 68.3%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 68.8%
Other admissions 2010-11 Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions
Other admissions 2009-10 Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions
Other admissions 2008-09 Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 4.8 days
Rehabilitation 24.4 days
Palliative care Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 35.5 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 4.8 days
Acute care 2009-10 4.8 days
Acute care 2008-09 5.0 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 24.4 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 19.3 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 44.5 days
Palliative care 2010-11 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2009-10 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2008-09 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 35.5 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 32.0 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 24.6 days
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