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Gold Coast Hospital

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 108 Nerang Street
Southport, QLD 4215
Phone: 07 5519 8211
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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 189
Medical (emergency) 9,012
Medical (other) 34,671
Specialist mental health 489
Surgical (emergency) 122
Surgical (other) 5,452
Total 49,935

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 189
Childbirth 2009-10 176
Childbirth 2008-09 201
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 9,012
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 7,337
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 7,580
Medical (other) 2010-11 34,671
Medical (other) 2009-10 31,814
Medical (other) 2008-09 28,129
Specialist mental health 2010-11 489
Specialist mental health 2009-10 364
Specialist mental health 2008-09 443
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 122
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 104
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 112
Surgical (other) 2010-11 5,452
Surgical (other) 2009-10 4,751
Surgical (other) 2008-09 4,435
Total 2010-11 49,935
Total 2009-10 44,546
Total 2008-09 40,900

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 3,314
Medical (emergency) 19,539
Medical (other) 6,197
Specialist mental health 2,016
Surgical (emergency) 3,870
Surgical (other) 5,988
Total 40,924

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 3,314
Childbirth 2009-10 3,234
Childbirth 2008-09 3,185
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 19,539
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 18,143
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 17,767
Medical (other) 2010-11 6,197
Medical (other) 2009-10 5,727
Medical (other) 2008-09 5,360
Specialist mental health 2010-11 2,016
Specialist mental health 2009-10 2,088
Specialist mental health 2008-09 1,903
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 3,870
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 3,542
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 3,636
Surgical (other) 2010-11 5,988
Surgical (other) 2009-10 5,303
Surgical (other) 2008-09 5,367
Total 2010-11 40,924
Total 2009-10 38,037
Total 2008-09 37,218

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 55.0%
Acute care admissions 56.9%
Other admissions 3.2%

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 55.0%
All admissions 2009-10 53.9%
All admissions 2008-09 52.4%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 56.9%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 55.9%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 54.2%
Other admissions 2010-11 3.2%
Other admissions 2009-10 2.4%
Other admissions 2008-09 2.0%

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 4.4 days
Rehabilitation 29.1 days
Palliative care 10.1 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 17.8 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 4.4 days
Acute care 2009-10 4.7 days
Acute care 2008-09 4.8 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 29.1 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 25.0 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 24.8 days
Palliative care 2010-11 10.1 days
Palliative care 2009-10 9.7 days
Palliative care 2008-09 11.7 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 17.8 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 17.8 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 16.3 days
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