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Nambour Hospital

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Address:
 Hospital Road
Nambour, QLD 4560
Phone: 07 5470 6600
Fax: 07 5441 6650
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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 64
Medical (emergency) 3,544
Medical (other) 15,439
Specialist mental health 201
Surgical (emergency) 166
Surgical (other) 1,627
Total 21,041

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 64
Childbirth 2009-10 65
Childbirth 2008-09 56
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 3,544
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 3,250
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 3,474
Medical (other) 2010-11 15,439
Medical (other) 2009-10 15,002
Medical (other) 2008-09 13,928
Specialist mental health 2010-11 201
Specialist mental health 2009-10 126
Specialist mental health 2008-09 196
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 166
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 87
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 75
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,627
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,689
Surgical (other) 2008-09 1,582
Total 2010-11 21,041
Total 2009-10 20,219
Total 2008-09 19,311

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2,091
Medical (emergency) 12,226
Medical (other) 2,610
Specialist mental health 848
Surgical (emergency) 2,313
Surgical (other) 2,500
Total 22,588

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 2,091
Childbirth 2009-10 2,079
Childbirth 2008-09 2,127
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 12,226
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 10,045
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 9,094
Medical (other) 2010-11 2,610
Medical (other) 2009-10 4,066
Medical (other) 2008-09 4,346
Specialist mental health 2010-11 848
Specialist mental health 2009-10 893
Specialist mental health 2008-09 873
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 2,313
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 1,539
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 1,506
Surgical (other) 2010-11 2,500
Surgical (other) 2009-10 2,702
Surgical (other) 2008-09 2,965
Total 2010-11 22,588
Total 2009-10 21,324
Total 2008-09 20,911

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 48.2%
Acute care admissions 48.7%
Other admissions 5.6%

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 48.2%
All admissions 2009-10 48.7%
All admissions 2008-09 48.0%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 48.7%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 49.0%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 48.3%
Other admissions 2010-11 5.6%
Other admissions 2009-10 3.7%
Other admissions 2008-09 5.7%

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 5.1 days
Rehabilitation 51.6 days
Palliative care 5.5 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 14.7 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 5.1 days
Acute care 2009-10 5.0 days
Acute care 2008-09 4.9 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 51.6 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 41.3 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 77.2 days
Palliative care 2010-11 5.5 days
Palliative care 2009-10 9.3 days
Palliative care 2008-09 7.9 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 14.7 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 14.3 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 15.0 days
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