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Port Pirie Regional Health Service

This is a public hospital

Address:
 Alexander Street
Port Pirie, SA 5540
Phone: 08 8638 4500
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.countryhealthsa.sa.gov.au/Services/LocalCountryHealthServices/PortPirie.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 <10
Medical (emergency) 282
Medical (other) 1,223
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 16
Surgical (other) 803
Total 2,324

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) 2010-11 282
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 340
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 367
Medical (other) 2010-11 1,223
Medical (other) 2009-10 411
Medical (other) 2008-09 387
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 16
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 15
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 21
Surgical (other) 2010-11 803
Surgical (other) 2009-10 876
Surgical (other) 2008-09 753
Total 2010-11 2,324
Total 2009-10 1,642
Total 2008-09 1,528

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 140
Medical (emergency) 1,995
Medical (other) 437
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 48
Surgical (other) 456
Total 3,076

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 140
Childbirth 2009-10 167
Childbirth 2008-09 179
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 1,995
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 2,120
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 2,177
Medical (other) 2010-11 437
Medical (other) 2009-10 416
Medical (other) 2008-09 525
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 48
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 60
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 53
Surgical (other) 2010-11 456
Surgical (other) 2009-10 414
Surgical (other) 2008-09 382
Total 2010-11 3,076
Total 2009-10 3,177
Total 2008-09 3,316

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 43.1%
Acute care admissions 44.1%
Other admissions Fewer than 10 sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 43.1%
All admissions 2009-10 34.1%
All admissions 2008-09 31.6%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 44.1%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 34.8%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 32.3%
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 Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 3.9 days
Rehabilitation 14.9 days
Palliative care 7.0 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 143.9 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 3.9 days
Acute care 2009-10 4.1 days
Acute care 2008-09 4.1 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 14.9 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 16.0 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 11.7 days
Palliative care 2010-11 7.0 days
Palliative care 2009-10 11.7 days
Palliative care 2008-09 21.5 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 143.9 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 188.1 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 189.3 days
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