❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed hospital admission and discharge data for Busselton and Bunbury Hospitals for 2015 and 2016, covering various admission types, length of stay, and age demographics. The response provides some data with caveats regarding data availability and patient confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 4524Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
For
each 2015 and 2016, and each the Busselton Hospital and the Bunbury Hospital: (a) what were the total number of same day
admissions for each of the following categories: (i) childbirth; (ii) medical (emergency); (iii) medical (other); (iv) specialist mental
health; (v) surgical (emergency); and (vi) surgical (other); (b) what were the total
number of overnight admissions for each of the following categories: (i) childbirth; (ii) medical (emergency); (iii) medical (other); (iv) specialist mental
health; (v) surgical (emergency); and (vi) surgical (other); (c) what were the total
number of admissions discharged on the same day; (d) what was the average
length of stay for overnight admissions in the following categories: (i) acute care; (ii) rehabilitation; (iii) palliative care; and (iv) other sub-acute and
non-acute care; and (e) how many of the
overnight admissions were aged 65 years or older?
each 2015 and 2016, and each the Busselton Hospital and the Bunbury Hospital: (a) what were the total number of same day
admissions for each of the following categories: (i) childbirth; (ii) medical (emergency); (iii) medical (other); (iv) specialist mental
health; (v) surgical (emergency); and (vi) surgical (other); (b) what were the total
number of overnight admissions for each of the following categories: (i) childbirth; (ii) medical (emergency); (iii) medical (other); (iv) specialist mental
health; (v) surgical (emergency); and (vi) surgical (other); (c) what were the total
number of admissions discharged on the same day; (d) what was the average
length of stay for overnight admissions in the following categories: (i) acute care; (ii) rehabilitation; (iii) palliative care; and (iv) other sub-acute and
non-acute care; and (e) how many of the
overnight admissions were aged 65 years or older?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 November 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
Note, the following data provided is as at 19 October 2016 which provides completed coded data up to 31 July 2016. Data is provided based on discharges (separations) from respective hospitals. Values less than 5 have been suppressed for patient confidentiality reasons. Categories for parts (a) and (b) are not mutually exclusive.
(a)(i-vi) – (b)(i-vi) [see tabled paper no.]
(c) The total number of same day separations for Bunbury Hospital is as follows:
The total number of same day separations for Busselton Hospital is as follows:
(d)(i-iv) [see tabled paper no.]
(e) The number of overnight separations for persons aged 65 years and over for Bunbury Hospital is as follows:
The number of overnight separations for persons aged 65 years and over for Busselton Hospital is as follows:
(a)(i-vi) – (b)(i-vi) [see tabled paper no.]
(c) The total number of same day separations for Bunbury Hospital is as follows:
The total number of same day separations for Busselton Hospital is as follows:
(d)(i-iv) [see tabled paper no.]
(e) The number of overnight separations for persons aged 65 years and over for Bunbury Hospital is as follows:
The number of overnight separations for persons aged 65 years and over for Busselton Hospital is as follows:
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