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HOSPITAL SERVICES REPORT November 1996

Produced by the Acute Health Services Division, Department of Human Services -
Victorian State Government

Consumers, health care providers and government all need information on the quality of health services. Public access to information assists consumers to understand the health care system, it assists providers of health services in planning, and increases the accountability of the Department of Human Services.

The Hospital Services Report was introduced as a regular publication in 1995. As new information on the quality of health services becomes available to the Department, it is included in subsequent editions of the report so that consumers are progressively better informed.

Introduction

Special Report

 

A healthier future - A plan for metropolitan health care services

TABLES AND FIGURES
Advances in technology and health care practice
Responding to Melbourne's changing population
Improving access to metropolitan health care services
Improving access to metropolitan public hospitals

Private Health Insurance

How many Victorians rely solely upon the public hospital system

Hospital Inpatient Activity

How many patients are treated in our public hospitals?
Patients treated in each of our major public hospitals

Access to Emergency Services

How many patients are treated in our hospital emergency departments?
Patients treated in the emergency departments of each of our major hospitals
How many patients, classified according to need, are treated within ideal times in our hospital emergency departments?
Patients, classified according to need, who are treated within ideal times in each of our hospital emergency departments
How many patients stay for an extended period in the emergency department?
How quickly do ambulances respond to emergencies?
How often are hospital emergency departments too busy, and consequently go on 'bypass'?

Access to Critical Care Services

How many hospital beds are available for patients who need intensive care?
How many hospital beds are available for patients who need coronary care?

Access to Elective Surgery

How many people, classified according to need, are on the waiting list?
The waiting list patient categories for each of our major public hospitals
How many people who appear on the waiting list are treated each quarter?
People who appear on the waiting list and are treated in each of our major public hospitals
How many people on the waiting list wait longer than the ideal?
People on the waiting list waiting longer than the ideal for each of our major public hospitals
How does the waiting list compare to the total number of patients treated?
How much of total hospital activity comes from the waiting list?
How many patients are booked for elective surgery?

Monitoring Effectiveness

How many patients need to return unexpectedly to hospital for further care?

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