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Dubbo Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 Myall Street
Dubbo, NSW 2830
Phone: 02 6885 8666

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 77
Medical (emergency) 648
Medical (other) 6,968
Specialist mental health 27
Surgical (emergency) 75
Surgical (other) 1,598
Total 9,393

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 77
Childbirth 2009-10 100
Childbirth 2008-09 91
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 648
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 632
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 1,632
Medical (other) 2010-11 6,968
Medical (other) 2009-10 6,126
Medical (other) 2008-09 5,648
Specialist mental health 2010-11 27
Specialist mental health 2009-10 35
Specialist mental health 2008-09 12
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 75
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 103
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 120
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,598
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,258
Surgical (other) 2008-09 1,422
Total 2010-11 9,393
Total 2009-10 8,254
Total 2008-09 8,925

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 1,116
Medical (emergency) 5,202
Medical (other) 770
Specialist mental health 378
Surgical (emergency) 1,405
Surgical (other) 1,194
Total 10,065

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 1,116
Childbirth 2009-10 1,116
Childbirth 2008-09 1,140
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 5,202
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 5,060
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 5,355
Medical (other) 2010-11 770
Medical (other) 2009-10 830
Medical (other) 2008-09 654
Specialist mental health 2010-11 378
Specialist mental health 2009-10 433
Specialist mental health 2008-09 408
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 1,405
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 1,339
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 1,303
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,194
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,008
Surgical (other) 2008-09 1,036
Total 2010-11 10,065
Total 2009-10 9,786
Total 2008-09 9,896

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 48.3%
Acute care admissions 48.3%
Other admissions 27.0%

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 48.3%
All admissions 2009-10 45.8%
All admissions 2008-09 47.4%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 48.3%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 46.1%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 47.4%
Other admissions 2010-11 27.0%
Other admissions 2009-10 9.8%
Other admissions 2008-09 43.3%

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 4.1 days
Rehabilitation 5.3 days
Palliative care Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 8.8 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 4.1 days
Acute care 2009-10 4.1 days
Acute care 2008-09 4.2 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 5.3 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 4.4 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 2010-11 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2009-10 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2008-09 Nil palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 8.8 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 5.3 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 2.4 days
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