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Grafton Base Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 174 Arthur Street
Grafton, NSW 2460
Phone: 02 6640 2222

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 <10
Medical (emergency) 793
Medical (other) 5,986
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 59
Surgical (other) 1,200
Total 8,038

Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 <10
Childbirth 2009-10 <10
Childbirth 2008-09 <10
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 793
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 882
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 881
Medical (other) 2010-11 5,986
Medical (other) 2009-10 5,404
Medical (other) 2008-09 5,124
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 59
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 62
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 50
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,200
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,111
Surgical (other) 2008-09 1,088
Total 2010-11 8,038
Total 2009-10 7,459
Total 2008-09 7,143

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 462
Medical (emergency) 3,395
Medical (other) 683
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 232
Surgical (other) 465
Total 5,237

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 462
Childbirth 2009-10 459
Childbirth 2008-09 478
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 3,395
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 3,387
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 3,461
Medical (other) 2010-11 683
Medical (other) 2009-10 656
Medical (other) 2008-09 818
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) 2010-11 232
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 240
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 238
Surgical (other) 2010-11 465
Surgical (other) 2009-10 423
Surgical (other) 2008-09 484
Total 2010-11 5,237
Total 2009-10 5,165
Total 2008-09 5,479

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 60.6%
Acute care admissions 62.3%
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 59.1%
All admissions 2008-09 56.6%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 62.3%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 60.5%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 58.5%
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 Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 3.9 days
Rehabilitation 14.4 days
Palliative care 9.1 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 15.5 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 3.9 days
Acute care 2009-10 3.7 days
Acute care 2008-09 3.6 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 14.4 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 15.2 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 12.4 days
Palliative care 2010-11 9.1 days
Palliative care 2009-10 11.6 days
Palliative care 2008-09 17.2 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 15.5 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 11.4 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 17.5 days
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