Australian hospital statistics 2009-10: emergency department care and elective surgery waiting times

'Australian hospital statistics 2009-10: emergency department care and elective surgery waiting times' presents information relating to emergency department care in major public hospitals and public hospital elective surgery waiting times for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010. In 2009-10: almost 6 million emergency department presentations were provided by major public hospitals, with 70% of patients receiving treatment within an appropriate time for their urgency (triage category); about 610,000 patients were admitted to Australian public hospitals from waiting lists for elective surgery, with 50% of patients admitted within 36 days.

ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN 978-1-74249-094-6; Cat. no. HSE 93; 68pp.; $21.00