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Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service

This is a public hospital

Address:
 276-300 Wehl Street North
Mount Gambier, SA 5290
Phone: 08 8721 1200
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.countryhealthsa.sa.gov.au/Services/LocalCountryHealthServices/MountGambier.aspx]

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 19
Medical (emergency) 417
Medical (other) 1,743
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 23
Surgical (other) 953
Total 3,155

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 19
Childbirth 2009-10 16
Childbirth 2008-09 10
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 417
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 392
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 358
Medical (other) 2010-11 1,743
Medical (other) 2009-10 539
Medical (other) 2008-09 629
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 23
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 30
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 37
Surgical (other) 2010-11 953
Surgical (other) 2009-10 985
Surgical (other) 2008-09 971
Total 2010-11 3,155
Total 2009-10 1,962
Total 2008-09 2,005

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 544
Medical (emergency) 2,781
Medical (other) 453
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 320
Surgical (other) 535
Total 4,633

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 544
Childbirth 2009-10 554
Childbirth 2008-09 532
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 2,781
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 2,592
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 2,291
Medical (other) 2010-11 453
Medical (other) 2009-10 425
Medical (other) 2008-09 410
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) 2010-11 320
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 349
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 384
Surgical (other) 2010-11 535
Surgical (other) 2009-10 644
Surgical (other) 2008-09 645
Total 2010-11 4,633
Total 2009-10 4,564
Total 2008-09 4,262

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 40.5%
Acute care admissions 41.4%
Other admissions Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 40.5%
All admissions 2009-10 30.1%
All admissions 2008-09 32.0%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 41.4%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 30.4%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 32.2%
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 3.7 days
Rehabilitation 14.2 days
Palliative care 7.9 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care Fewer than 10 other sub-acute and non-acute admissions

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 3.7 days
Acute care 2009-10 3.9 days
Acute care 2008-09 4.0 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 14.2 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 11.2 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 Fewer than 10 rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 2010-11 7.9 days
Palliative care 2009-10 12.0 days
Palliative care 2008-09 13.6 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 Fewer than 10 other sub-acute and non-acute admissions
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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