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Kalgoorlie Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 Piccadilly Street
Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
Phone: 08 9080 5888
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=84]

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 23
Medical (emergency) 478
Medical (other) 5,070
Specialist mental health 10
Surgical (emergency) 31
Surgical (other) 758
Total 6,370

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 23
Childbirth 2009-10 26
Childbirth 2008-09 36
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 478
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 542
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 496
Medical (other) 2010-11 5,070
Medical (other) 2009-10 4,840
Medical (other) 2008-09 4,811
Specialist mental health 2010-11 10
Specialist mental health 2009-10 <10
Specialist mental health 2008-09 <10
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 31
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 36
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 42
Surgical (other) 2010-11 758
Surgical (other) 2009-10 917
Surgical (other) 2008-09 930
Total 2010-11 6,370
Total 2009-10 6,361
Total 2008-09 6,315
Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 621
Medical (emergency) 3,039
Medical (other) 695
Specialist mental health 291
Surgical (emergency) 322
Surgical (other) 321
Total 5,289

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 621
Childbirth 2009-10 651
Childbirth 2008-09 652
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 3,039
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 2,601
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 2,591
Medical (other) 2010-11 695
Medical (other) 2009-10 656
Medical (other) 2008-09 705
Specialist mental health 2010-11 291
Specialist mental health 2009-10 241
Specialist mental health 2008-09 222
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 322
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 246
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 267
Surgical (other) 2010-11 321
Surgical (other) 2009-10 290
Surgical (other) 2008-09 305
Total 2010-11 5,289
Total 2009-10 4,685
Total 2008-09 4,742

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 54.6%
Acute care admissions 55.1%
Other admissions Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 54.6%
All admissions 2009-10 57.6%
All admissions 2008-09 57.1%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 55.1%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 58.1%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 57.6%
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 3.6 days
Rehabilitation 24.6 days
Palliative care 9.7 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 15.7 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 3.6 days
Acute care 2009-10 3.7 days
Acute care 2008-09 3.6 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 24.6 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 21.1 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 16.0 days
Palliative care 2010-11 9.7 days
Palliative care 2009-10 17.2 days
Palliative care 2008-09 9.2 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 15.7 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 Fewer than 10 other sub-acute and non-acute admissions
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 Fewer than 10 other sub-acute and non-acute admissions
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