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Emergency department care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics

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Release Date: 29 Nov 2017
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. Emergency department care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics. Cat. no. HSE 194. Canberra: AIHW.

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Emergency department care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics provides information on people who present at emergency departments in Australia, including who used services, why they used them, and how long they had to wait for care.

  • ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-262-7
  • Cat. no: HSE 194
  • Pages: 99
Findings from this report:
  • 73% of patients received treatment within an appropriate time for their urgency (triage) category

  • There were about 7.8 million presentations to 287 public hospital emergency departments

  • 72% of patients spent 4 hours or less in the emergency department

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