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Southern Cross Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 Coolgardie Road (Great Eastern Highway)
Southern Cross, WA 6426
Phone: 08 9081 2222
Go to this hospital's website (external link, opens in a new window) [http://www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=169]

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) 10
Medical (other) Nil admissions for Medical (other)
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) Nil admissions for Surgical (emergency)
Surgical (other) Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Total 10

CategoryYearNumber of same-day 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 10
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 18
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 53
Medical (other) 2010-11 Nil admissions for Medical (other)
Medical (other) 2009-10 Nil admissions for Medical (other)
Medical (other) 2008-09 <10
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 Nil admissions for Surgical (emergency)
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 Nil admissions for Surgical (emergency)
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 Nil admissions for Surgical (emergency)
Surgical (other) 2010-11 Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Surgical (other) 2009-10 Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Surgical (other) 2008-09 Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Total 2010-11 10
Total 2009-10 18
Total 2008-09 53
Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth Nil admissions for Childbirth
Medical (emergency) 62
Medical (other) <10
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) <10
Surgical (other) Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Total 62

Total excludes categories with fewer than 10 admissions.

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 62
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 102
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 139
Medical (other) 2010-11 <10
Medical (other) 2009-10 <10
Medical (other) 2008-09 <10
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 <10
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 Nil admissions for Surgical (emergency)
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 <10
Surgical (other) 2010-11 Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Surgical (other) 2009-10 Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Surgical (other) 2008-09 Nil admissions for Surgical (other)
Total 2010-11 62
Total 2009-10 102
Total 2008-09 139

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 13.3%
Acute care admissions 13.5%
Other admissions Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 13.3%
All admissions 2009-10 14.3%
All admissions 2008-09 26.7%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 13.5%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 15.0%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 26.6%
Other admissions 2010-11 Nil sub-acute or non-acute admissions
Other admissions 2009-10 Nil 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 2.0 days
Rehabilitation Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care Nil palliative care admissions
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 2.0 days
Acute care 2009-10 3.3 days
Acute care 2008-09 3.0 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2009-10 Fewer than 10 rehabilitation admissions
Rehabilitation 2008-09 Nil rehabilitation admissions
Palliative care 2010-11 Nil palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2009-10 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
Palliative care 2008-09 Fewer than 10 palliative care admissions
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 Nil other sub-acute and non-acute admissions
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