hospital quarterly - april to june 2014
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Hospital Quarterly
April to June 2014
September 2014
Hospital Quarterly (Apr-Jun 2014)
Admitted
Patients Module
Summary - Admitted Patients
• Increase in total patient numbers across all admitted patient
episodes (both acute and non-acute)
• The proportion of same-day episodes has increased by 22%
compared with the same quarter five years ago, whereas the
proportion of overnight episodes has increased by 12%
• Overall average length of stay (ALOS) unchanged at 3.6 days
compared with the same quarter last year
• Gradual reduction in acute overnight length of stay compared with
the same quarter last year (- 0.1 days) and the same quarter five
years ago (- 0.5 days)
Admitted patients summary table
Hospital Quarterly (Apr-Jun 2014)
Elective Surgery
Module
Summary – Elective Surgery
• Most patients (97%) receive their elective surgery on time
• This has remained unchanged over the last five quarters
- Urgent surgery: 100% on time this quarter
- Semi-urgent surgery: 97% on time this quarter
- Non-urgent surgery: 95% on time this quarter
• 1% less surgeries compared with same quarter last year
- Increased by 3.5% compared with the same quarter two years ago
- Increased by 11% compared with the same quarter five years ago
• Median wait times for semi-urgent elective surgery has increased (+1 day)
and non-urgent decreased (-6 days) compared with the same quarter last
year
Most patients (97%) receive their elective
surgery on time
This is unchanged over the last five quarters
Elective surgery by urgency
1% less elective surgery procedures than the same quarter last year
Source: Healthcare Observer 2014
Median wait times for elective surgery
Increased (+1 day) and non-urgent decreased (-6 days)
compared with the same quarter last year
Percent on time – Elective Surgery by Specialty
Apr - Jun 2014
Source: Healthcare Observer 2014
Percent on time – Orthopaedic surgery
Source: Healthcare Observer 2014
Percent on time – Ear, nose and throat surgery
Source: Healthcare Observer 2014
Percent on time – Elective Surgery by
Common Procedure: Apr - Jun 2014
Source: Healthcare Observer 2014
Total knee replacement – Percent on time
Source: Healthcare Observer 2014
Patients on the waiting list for elective surgery
Increased number waiting compared with same quarter last year
Hospital Quarterly (Apr-Jun 2014)
Emergency
Department
Module
Summary – Emergency Departments
• Total ED visits have increased compared to the same quarter last year
• 85% of patients arriving at NSW EDs by ambulance had their care
transferred to hospital staff within 30 minutes
• Time to start treatment same or shorter across all urgency categories
• Both median and 95th percentile times to depart the ED have decreased
• 72% patients left the ED in four hours
Emergency attendances
Total ED visits have increased compared to the same quarter last year
Transfer of care
Most (85%) patients arriving at NSW EDs by ambulance had their
care transferred to hospital staff within 30 minutes
Two percentage point increase from the same quarter last year
Time to start treatment
Times to start treatment same or shorter across all urgency categories
Time to departure from ED
Both median and 95th percentile times have decreased
Patients who left the ED within four hours of
presentation
72% of patients left the ED in four hours, an improvement of 6%
compared to the same quarter last year