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The Canberra Hospital

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Address:
 Yamba Drive
Garran, ACT 2605
Phone: 02 6244 2222
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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 215
Medical (emergency) 7,265
Medical (other) 30,821
Specialist mental health 11
Surgical (emergency) 741
Surgical (other) 2,064
Total 41,117

CategoryYearNumber of same-day admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 215
Childbirth 2009-10 230
Childbirth 2008-09 210
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 7,265
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 7,353
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 6,338
Medical (other) 2010-11 30,821
Medical (other) 2009-10 29,820
Medical (other) 2008-09 29,838
Specialist mental health 2010-11 11
Specialist mental health 2009-10 19
Specialist mental health 2008-09 26
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 741
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 615
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 417
Surgical (other) 2010-11 2,064
Surgical (other) 2009-10 2,101
Surgical (other) 2008-09 2,479
Total 2010-11 41,117
Total 2009-10 40,138
Total 2008-09 39,308

Overnight admissions

CategoryNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2,526
Medical (emergency) 14,055
Medical (other) 5,628
Specialist mental health 714
Surgical (emergency) 4,929
Surgical (other) 3,989
Total 31,841

CategoryYearNumber of overnight admissions
Childbirth 2010-11 2,526
Childbirth 2009-10 2,469
Childbirth 2008-09 2,254
Medical (emergency) 2010-11 14,055
Medical (emergency) 2009-10 12,600
Medical (emergency) 2008-09 11,821
Medical (other) 2010-11 5,628
Medical (other) 2009-10 5,798
Medical (other) 2008-09 6,120
Specialist mental health 2010-11 714
Specialist mental health 2009-10 720
Specialist mental health 2008-09 728
Surgical (emergency) 2010-11 4,929
Surgical (emergency) 2009-10 4,547
Surgical (emergency) 2008-09 4,222
Surgical (other) 2010-11 3,989
Surgical (other) 2009-10 4,047
Surgical (other) 2008-09 4,120
Total 2010-11 31,841
Total 2009-10 30,181
Total 2008-09 29,265

Admissions discharged on the same day

CategoryPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 56.4%
Acute care admissions 59.0%
Other admissions 13.2%

CategoryYearPercentage of admissions discharged on the same day
All admissions 2010-11 56.4%
All admissions 2009-10 57.1%
All admissions 2008-09 57.3%
Acute care admissions 2010-11 59.0%
Acute care admissions 2009-10 60.1%
Acute care admissions 2008-09 60.7%
Other admissions 2010-11 13.2%
Other admissions 2009-10 11.9%
Other admissions 2008-09 9.5%

Average length of stay for overnight admissions

CategoryLength of stay in days
Acute care 5.1 days
Rehabilitation 13.9 days
Palliative care 7.7 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 10.4 days

CategoryYearLength of stay in days
Acute care 2010-11 5.1 days
Acute care 2009-10 5.1 days
Acute care 2008-09 5.0 days
Rehabilitation 2010-11 13.9 days
Rehabilitation 2009-10 13.0 days
Rehabilitation 2008-09 13.7 days
Palliative care 2010-11 7.7 days
Palliative care 2009-10 8.9 days
Palliative care 2008-09 8.1 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2010-11 10.4 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2009-10 10.8 days
Other sub-acute and non-acute care 2008-09 9.6 days
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