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Emergency department care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) Emergency department care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 23 October 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Emergency department care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Emergency department care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2016.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Emergency department care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016, Emergency department care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2015–16: There were about 7.5 million presentations to public hospital emergency departments; 74% of patients received treatment within an appropriate time for their urgency (triage) category; 73% of patients spent 4 hours or less in the emergency department; 2.2 million patients were admitted to hospital from the emergency department, and 49% of these were admitted within 4 hours.
7.5 million presentations to emergency departments across Australia, or more than 20,000 presentations each day
About 74% of emergency presentations were seen within the clinically recommended time
73% of emergency department visits were completed in 4 hours or less, compared with 64% in 2011–12
About 29% of patients were admitted to hospital after their emergency department care
Emergency department care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics