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You are here: Home Reports & data Hospitals Australian hospital statistics 2011–12: emergency department care
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Australian hospital statistics 2011–12: emergency department care

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Release Date: 13 Dec 2012
Topic: Hospitals
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In 2011-12: there were more than 6.5 million presentations to public hospital emergency departments; 72% of patients received treatment within an appropriate time for their urgency (triage) category; almost two-thirds of patients stayed in the emergency department for 4 hours or less, and 90% had left within 8 hours and 30 minutes.

  • ISSN: 1036-613X
  • ISBN: 978-1-74249-356-5
  • Cat. no: HSE 126
  • Pages: 56
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