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East Grampians Health Service [Ararat]

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Member of East Grampians Health Service

Address:
 Lot 5B Girdlestone Street
Ararat, VIC 3377
Phone: 03 5352 9300
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.eghs.net.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) 27
Medical (other) 1,963
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) <10
Surgical (other) 604
Total 2,594

Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Childbirth 2009-10 <10
Childbirth 2008-09 <10
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 27
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 73
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 129
Medical (other) 2010-11 1,963
Medical (other) 2009-10 1,821
Medical (other) 2008-09 1,793
Specialist mental health 2010-11 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Specialist mental health 2009-10 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Specialist mental health 2008-09 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 <10
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 14
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 <10
Surgical (other) 2010-11 604
Surgical (other) 2009-10 472
Surgical (other) 2008-09 379
Total 2010-11 2,594
Total 2009-10 2,380
Total 2008-09 2,301

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 93
Medical (emergency) 200
Medical (other) 771
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 13
Surgical (other) 356
Total 1,433

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 93
Childbirth 2009-10 75
Childbirth 2008-09 93
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 200
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 484
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 913
Medical (other) 2010-11 771
Medical (other) 2009-10 470
Medical (other) 2008-09 116
Specialist mental health 2010-11 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Specialist mental health 2009-10 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Specialist mental health 2008-09 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 13
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 17
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 28
Surgical (other) 2010-11 356
Surgical (other) 2009-10 365
Surgical (other) 2008-09 342
Total 2010-11 1,433
Total 2009-10 1,411
Total 2008-09 1,492

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 64.5%
Acute care admissions 64.9%
Other admissions Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 64.5%
All admissions 2009-10 62.8%
All admissions 2008-09 60.7%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 64.9%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 63.5%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 61.3%
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 Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 3.4 days
Rehabilitation Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 8.1 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care Nil other sub-acute and non-acute admissions

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 3.4 days
Acute care 2009-10 4.0 days
Acute care 2008-09 3.7 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2009-10 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2008-09 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 2010-11 8.1 days
Palliative care 2009-10 6.8 days
Palliative care 2008-09 8.2 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 Nil other sub-acute and non-acute admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 Nil other sub-acute and non-acute admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 Nil other sub-acute and non-acute admissions
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