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Flinders Medical Centre

This is a public hospital

Address:
 Flinders Drive
Bedford Park, SA 5042
Phone: 08 8204 5511
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.flinders.sa.gov.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 70
Medical (emergency) 2,739
Medical (other) 13,729
Specialist mental health 10
Surgical (emergency) 303
Surgical (other) 5,444
Total 22,295

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 70
Childbirth 2009-10 76
Childbirth 2008-09 80
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 2,739
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 3,054
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 3,015
Medical (other) 2010-11 13,729
Medical (other) 2009-10 14,295
Medical (other) 2008-09 15,444
Specialist mental health 2010-11 10
Specialist mental health 2009-10 35
Specialist mental health 2008-09 45
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 303
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 294
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 332
Surgical (other) 2010-11 5,444
Surgical (other) 2009-10 5,415
Surgical (other) 2008-09 4,984
Total 2010-11 22,295
Total 2009-10 23,169
Total 2008-09 23,900

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2,871
Medical (emergency) 17,281
Medical (other) 3,986
Specialist mental health 1,054
Surgical (emergency) 4,135
Surgical (other) 4,074
Total 33,401

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 2,871
Childbirth 2009-10 2,620
Childbirth 2008-09 2,616
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 17,281
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 17,867
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 17,920
Medical (other) 2010-11 3,986
Medical (other) 2009-10 3,461
Medical (other) 2008-09 3,439
Specialist mental health 2010-11 1,054
Specialist mental health 2009-10 1,000
Specialist mental health 2008-09 892
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 4,135
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 3,998
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 3,921
Surgical (other) 2010-11 4,074
Surgical (other) 2009-10 3,717
Surgical (other) 2008-09 3,770
Total 2010-11 33,401
Total 2009-10 32,663
Total 2008-09 32,558

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 40.0%
Acute care admissions 40.4%
Other admissions 1.8%

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 40.0%
All admissions 2009-10 41.5%
All admissions 2008-09 42.3%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 40.4%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 41.9%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 42.7%
Other admissions 2010-11 1.8%
Other admissions 2009-10 4.2%
Other admissions 2008-09 3.5%

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 5.7 days
Rehabilitation Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care Nil palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 15.2 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 5.7 days
Acute care 2009-10 5.8 days
Acute care 2008-09 5.9 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2009-10 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2008-09 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 2010-11 Nil palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2009-10 Nil palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2008-09 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 15.2 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 16.3 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 14.2 days
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