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Noarlunga Public Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 Alexander Kelly Drive
Noarlunga Centre, SA 5168
Phone: 08 8384 9222
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.noarlungahealth.sa.gov.au]

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 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Medical (emergency) 738
Medical (other) 5,589
Specialist mental health <10
Surgical (emergency) <10
Surgical (other) 2,156
Total 8,483

Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Childbirth 2009-10 <10
Childbirth 2008-09 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 738
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 1,340
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 1,181
Medical (other) 2010-11 5,589
Medical (other) 2009-10 5,518
Medical (other) 2008-09 5,466
Specialist mental health 2010-11 <10
Specialist mental health 2009-10 11
Specialist mental health 2008-09 11
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 <10
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 <10
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 <10
Surgical (other) 2010-11 2,156
Surgical (other) 2009-10 2,088
Surgical (other) 2008-09 2,056
Total 2010-11 8,483
Total 2009-10 8,957
Total 2008-09 8,714

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth Nil admissions for Childbirth
Medical (emergency) 2,254
Medical (other) 766
Specialist mental health 583
Surgical (emergency) 40
Surgical (other) 1,181
Total 4,824

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Childbirth 2009-10 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Childbirth 2008-09 Nil admissions for Childbirth
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 2,254
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 2,108
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 1,782
Medical (other) 2010-11 766
Medical (other) 2009-10 795
Medical (other) 2008-09 955
Specialist mental health 2010-11 583
Specialist mental health 2009-10 632
Specialist mental health 2008-09 638
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 40
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 29
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 42
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,181
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,216
Surgical (other) 2008-09 1,354
Total 2010-11 4,824
Total 2009-10 4,780
Total 2008-09 4,771

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 63.8%
Acute care admissions 65.8%
Other admissions Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 63.8%
All admissions 2009-10 65.2%
All admissions 2008-09 64.6%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 65.8%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 67.0%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 66.6%
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 4.7 days
Rehabilitation Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 10.0 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 12.9 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 4.7 days
Acute care 2009-10 4.5 days
Acute care 2008-09 5.1 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2009-10 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2008-09 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 2010-11 10.0 days
Palliative care 2009-10 13.7 days
Palliative care 2008-09 13.5 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 12.9 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 14.2 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 11.1 days
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