HOSPITAL SERVICES REPORT : ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES - JUN97

How many patients are treated in our hospital emergency departments?

Patients treated in hospital emergency departments1,2

Mar 96 QuarterDec 96 QuarterMar 97 Quarter1996 to March 1997
Patients treated

167003

171552

172374

0.5

  1. Data only for hospitals participating in the Emergency Services Enhancement Program.
  2. Statistics up to September 1995, in this and previous editions of the Hospital Services Report, have been supplied from the Agency Information Management System (AIMS) which reports on the number of occasions of service. As of January 1997, all data is supplied from the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD).

Sources: Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset, Agency Information Management System