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Cairns Base Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 The Esplanade
Cairns, QLD 4870
Phone: 07 4226 0000
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.health.qld.gov.au/services/cairns-hinterland/cairns_cairns_hosp.asp]

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 80
Medical (emergency) 2,493
Medical (other) 23,631
Specialist mental health 538
Surgical (emergency) 279
Surgical (other) 2,902
Total 29,923

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 80
Childbirth 2009-10 66
Childbirth 2008-09 79
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 2,493
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 2,063
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 2,058
Medical (other) 2010-11 23,631
Medical (other) 2009-10 21,522
Medical (other) 2008-09 22,910
Specialist mental health 2010-11 538
Specialist mental health 2009-10 477
Specialist mental health 2008-09 425
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 279
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 209
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 174
Surgical (other) 2010-11 2,902
Surgical (other) 2009-10 2,694
Surgical (other) 2008-09 2,866
Total 2010-11 29,923
Total 2009-10 27,031
Total 2008-09 28,512

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2,405
Medical (emergency) 8,971
Medical (other) 2,117
Specialist mental health 1,068
Surgical (emergency) 2,435
Surgical (other) 2,433
Total 19,429

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 2,405
Childbirth 2009-10 2,495
Childbirth 2008-09 2,485
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 8,971
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 8,007
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 7,822
Medical (other) 2010-11 2,117
Medical (other) 2009-10 2,225
Medical (other) 2008-09 2,385
Specialist mental health 2010-11 1,068
Specialist mental health 2009-10 1,041
Specialist mental health 2008-09 889
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 2,435
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 2,303
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 1,960
Surgical (other) 2010-11 2,433
Surgical (other) 2009-10 2,271
Surgical (other) 2008-09 2,058
Total 2010-11 19,429
Total 2009-10 18,342
Total 2008-09 17,599

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 60.6%
Acute care admissions 61.1%
Other admissions Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 60.6%
All admissions 2009-10 59.6%
All admissions 2008-09 61.8%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 61.1%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 60.2%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 62.5%
Other admissions 2010-11 Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions
Other admissions 2009-10 2.0%
Other admissions 2008-09 3.3%

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 5.5 days
Rehabilitation 30.5 days
Palliative care 9.4 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 37.1 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 5.5 days
Acute care 2009-10 5.8 days
Acute care 2008-09 5.7 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 30.5 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 22.8 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 19.5 days
Palliative care 2010-11 9.4 days
Palliative care 2009-10 10.4 days
Palliative care 2008-09 17.7 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 37.1 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 40.3 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 41.1 days
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