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Tamworth Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 31 Dean Street
Tamworth, NSW 2340
Phone: 02 6767 7700

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 31
Medical (emergency) 626
Medical (other) 7,362
Specialist mental health Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 44
Surgical (other) 1,579
Total 9,642

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 31
Childbirth 2009-10 33
Childbirth 2008-09 18
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 626
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 559
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 498
Medical (other) 2010-11 7,362
Medical (other) 2009-10 6,096
Medical (other) 2008-09 5,167
Specialist mental health 2010-11 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Specialist mental health 2009-10 23
Specialist mental health 2008-09 Nil admissions for Specialist mental health
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 44
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 52
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 67
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,579
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,401
Surgical (other) 2008-09 1,596
Total 2010-11 9,642
Total 2009-10 8,164
Total 2008-09 7,346

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 867
Medical (emergency) 6,115
Medical (other) 1,222
Specialist mental health 617
Surgical (emergency) 1,220
Surgical (other) 1,541
Total 11,582

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 867
Childbirth 2009-10 844
Childbirth 2008-09 797
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 6,115
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 5,757
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 5,367
Medical (other) 2010-11 1,222
Medical (other) 2009-10 1,852
Medical (other) 2008-09 1,959
Specialist mental health 2010-11 617
Specialist mental health 2009-10 577
Specialist mental health 2008-09 539
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 1,220
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 1,032
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 937
Surgical (other) 2010-11 1,541
Surgical (other) 2009-10 1,548
Surgical (other) 2008-09 1,594
Total 2010-11 11,582
Total 2009-10 11,610
Total 2008-09 11,193

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 45.4%
Acute care admissions 46.3%
Other admissions 3.4%

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 45.4%
All admissions 2009-10 41.3%
All admissions 2008-09 39.6%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 46.3%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 42.0%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 40.4%
Other admissions 2010-11 3.4%
Other admissions 2009-10 8.9%
Other admissions 2008-09 10.2%

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 5.0 days
Rehabilitation 28.3 days
Palliative care 11.9 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 61.4 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 5.0 days
Acute care 2009-10 4.8 days
Acute care 2008-09 4.9 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 28.3 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 32.0 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 41.1 days
Palliative care 2010-11 11.9 days
Palliative care 2009-10 12.9 days
Palliative care 2008-09 13.4 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 61.4 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 34.8 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 21.1 days
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