Redcliffe Hospital emergency department treating more patients
Published Thursday, 06 November, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Minister for Health
The Honourable Stephen Robertson
Redcliffe Hospital admitted 1156 patients from its elective surgery waiting list, up more than 15 per cent on the previous quarter and almost 20 per cent compared with the same quarter last year.
The outstanding results are contained in the Quarterly Public Hospitals Performance Report released by Health Minister Stephen Robertson today.
The report card shows the hospital treated 13,105 patients in its emergency department during the September quarter, up 8.1 per cent on the previous quarter and a 4.8 per cent increase on patients treated during the same quarter in 2007.
Redcliffe provided emergency health care for the second highest number of patients treated during the quarter, behind Logan Hospital on the south side of Brisbane.
Emergency admissions, the first priority of the hospital, are increasing rapidly and in excess of the burgeoning population growth of the region.
Mr Robertson said waiting times for patients undergoing elective surgery at Redcliffe Hospital also fell when compared with data for the same quarter last year.
Redcliffe Hospital reported a 19.8 per cent increase in the number of elective surgery patients treated - 1,156 patients underwent elective surgery during the quarter, with 90 per cent of category one patients treated within 27 days.
Mr Robertson said the report demonstrated that Redcliffe Hospital was responding well to increased demand on services.
“Redcliffe is experiencing an increased demand for hospital services due to the growing and ageing population in the northern bay side suburbs.
“We are striving to meet that demand and plan for future services to support the community.
It was also a bumper period for the number of babies born in the region.
Redcliffe mums gave birth to 393 babies at the hospital during the September quarter.
This figure may reflect the region’s growth and development, and the record number of babies born in Australia during the past year.
A complete version of the Queensland Public Hospitals Quarterly Performance Report (September 08 quarter) is available in the What's New section of the Queensland Health website at http://www.health.qld.gov.au/.
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MEDIA: Kate Van Poelgeest 3234 1185 or Martin Philip 3235 2680
Definitions:
Outpatient services provided = the number of outpatient and other non-admitted services minus services such as emergency, pharmacy, pathology, diagnostic imaging, community health services, district nursing services and other outreach services.
People treated as inpatients or emergencies = the number of admitted patient episodes plus the number of emergency services not resulting in admission. For example, some people will attend the emergency department and then be admitted to hospital. These people will only be counted once as inpatients and not counted as emergency patients for this particular figure.
People admitted to hospital = the number of admitted patient episodes of care. For example, one person might be admitted to hospital on two separate occasions, they would then be counted as two episodes of care.
People treated in emergency departments = the number of accident and emergency services provided. For example, a patient attends emergency three times, then it is counted as three separate attendances to the emergency department.
People received elective surgery = the number of people admitted for elective surgery from the elective surgery waiting list in either Category 1, 2 or 3.
People waiting for elective surgery = the number of patients waiting for elective surgery from Category 1, 2 or 3 with a status of “waiting” or “booked”.
Category 1 = urgent admission within 30 days desirable, for a condition that has the potential to deteriorate quickly to the point that it may become an emergency.
Category 2 = semi-urgent admission within 90 days desirable, for a condition causing some pain, dysfunction or disability but which is not likely to deteriorate quickly or become an emergency.
Category 3 = non-urgent admission at some time in the future acceptable, for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability, which is unlikely to deteriorate quickly and which does not have the potential to become an emergency.
The outstanding results are contained in the Quarterly Public Hospitals Performance Report released by Health Minister Stephen Robertson today.
The report card shows the hospital treated 13,105 patients in its emergency department during the September quarter, up 8.1 per cent on the previous quarter and a 4.8 per cent increase on patients treated during the same quarter in 2007.
Redcliffe provided emergency health care for the second highest number of patients treated during the quarter, behind Logan Hospital on the south side of Brisbane.
Emergency admissions, the first priority of the hospital, are increasing rapidly and in excess of the burgeoning population growth of the region.
Mr Robertson said waiting times for patients undergoing elective surgery at Redcliffe Hospital also fell when compared with data for the same quarter last year.
Redcliffe Hospital reported a 19.8 per cent increase in the number of elective surgery patients treated - 1,156 patients underwent elective surgery during the quarter, with 90 per cent of category one patients treated within 27 days.
Mr Robertson said the report demonstrated that Redcliffe Hospital was responding well to increased demand on services.
“Redcliffe is experiencing an increased demand for hospital services due to the growing and ageing population in the northern bay side suburbs.
“We are striving to meet that demand and plan for future services to support the community.
It was also a bumper period for the number of babies born in the region.
Redcliffe mums gave birth to 393 babies at the hospital during the September quarter.
This figure may reflect the region’s growth and development, and the record number of babies born in Australia during the past year.
A complete version of the Queensland Public Hospitals Quarterly Performance Report (September 08 quarter) is available in the What's New section of the Queensland Health website at http://www.health.qld.gov.au/.
Ends.
MEDIA: Kate Van Poelgeest 3234 1185 or Martin Philip 3235 2680
Definitions:
Outpatient services provided = the number of outpatient and other non-admitted services minus services such as emergency, pharmacy, pathology, diagnostic imaging, community health services, district nursing services and other outreach services.
People treated as inpatients or emergencies = the number of admitted patient episodes plus the number of emergency services not resulting in admission. For example, some people will attend the emergency department and then be admitted to hospital. These people will only be counted once as inpatients and not counted as emergency patients for this particular figure.
People admitted to hospital = the number of admitted patient episodes of care. For example, one person might be admitted to hospital on two separate occasions, they would then be counted as two episodes of care.
People treated in emergency departments = the number of accident and emergency services provided. For example, a patient attends emergency three times, then it is counted as three separate attendances to the emergency department.
People received elective surgery = the number of people admitted for elective surgery from the elective surgery waiting list in either Category 1, 2 or 3.
People waiting for elective surgery = the number of patients waiting for elective surgery from Category 1, 2 or 3 with a status of “waiting” or “booked”.
Category 1 = urgent admission within 30 days desirable, for a condition that has the potential to deteriorate quickly to the point that it may become an emergency.
Category 2 = semi-urgent admission within 90 days desirable, for a condition causing some pain, dysfunction or disability but which is not likely to deteriorate quickly or become an emergency.
Category 3 = non-urgent admission at some time in the future acceptable, for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability, which is unlikely to deteriorate quickly and which does not have the potential to become an emergency.