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Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]

This is a public hospital

Member of Austin Health

Address:
 145 Studley Road
Heidelberg, VIC 3084
Phone: 03 9496 5000
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.austin.org.au]

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 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Medical (emergency) 9,212
Medical (other) 31,981
Specialist mental health 16
Surgical (emergency) 194
Surgical (other) 1,630
Total 43,033

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Childbirth 2009-10 <10
Childbirth 2008-09 <10
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 9,212
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 8,591
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 10,188
Medical (other) 2010-11 31,981
Medical (other) 2009-10 31,143
Medical (other) 2008-09 26,899
Specialist mental health 2010-11 16
Specialist mental health 2009-10 14
Specialist mental health 2008-09 102
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 194
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 163
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 278
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,630
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,779
Surgical (other) 2008-09 2,047
Total 2010-11 43,033
Total 2009-10 41,690
Total 2008-09 39,514
Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth <10
Medical (emergency) 17,805
Medical (other) 3,374
Specialist mental health 797
Surgical (emergency) 3,628
Surgical (other) 5,003
Total 30,607

Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 <10
Childbirth 2009-10 <10
Childbirth 2008-09 <10
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 17,805
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 16,651
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 16,481
Medical (other) 2010-11 3,374
Medical (other) 2009-10 3,640
Medical (other) 2008-09 2,516
Specialist mental health 2010-11 797
Specialist mental health 2009-10 712
Specialist mental health 2008-09 613
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 3,628
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 3,589
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 3,765
Surgical (other) 2010-11 5,003
Surgical (other) 2009-10 5,130
Surgical (other) 2008-09 4,941
Total 2010-11 30,607
Total 2009-10 29,722
Total 2008-09 28,316

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 58.4%
Acute care admissions 58.5%
Other admissions Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 58.4%
All admissions 2009-10 58.4%
All admissions 2008-09 58.3%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 58.5%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 58.4%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 58.3%
Other admissions 2010-11 Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions
Other admissions 2009-10 Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions
Other admissions 2008-09 Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 5.9 days
Rehabilitation 18.6 days
Palliative care Nil palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 399.6 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 5.9 days
Acute care 2009-10 5.8 days
Acute care 2008-09 6.4 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 18.6 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 18.3 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 17.9 days
Palliative care 2010-11 Nil palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2009-10 Nil palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2008-09 Nil palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 399.6 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 342.3 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 371.7 days
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