HOSPITAL SERVICES REPORT : ACCESS TO CRITICAL CARE SERVICES - DEC 96
How many hospital beds are available for patients who need intensive care?
Average number of intensive care beds (excluding step-down beds) available and open at 9.00am, by month1, 2
| JUL95 | AUG95 | SEP95 | OCT95 | NOV95 | DEC95 | JAN96 | FEB96 | MAR96 | APR96 | MAY96 | JUN96 | JUL96 | AUG96 | SEP96 | |
| Available3 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 4.7 |
| Total open4 | 86.1 | 86.7 | 85.4 | 83.8 | 83.3 | 82.1 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 85.8 | 86.4 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 84.2 | 82.9 | 83.3 |
1 Based upon hospital census taken at 9.00am daily.
2 Since July 1996 one-off capital funds of up to $100,000 per intensive care unit bed have been made available by the government to facilitate the opening of eight additional intensive care beds across the metropolitan area.
3 Available beds are open beds that are available to receive new patients.
4 Total open beds are all functioning and staffed beds.
Source: Office of the Coordinator of Emergency and Critical Care Services.
