Hospital Quarterly

April to June 2014

September 2014

Hospital Quarterly (Apr-Jun 2014)

Admitted

Patients Module

Summary - Admitted Patients

• Increase in total patient numbers across all admitted patient

episodes (both acute and non-acute)

• The proportion of same-day episodes has increased by 22%

compared with the same quarter five years ago, whereas the

proportion of overnight episodes has increased by 12%

• Overall average length of stay (ALOS) unchanged at 3.6 days

compared with the same quarter last year

• Gradual reduction in acute overnight length of stay compared with

the same quarter last year (- 0.1 days) and the same quarter five

years ago (- 0.5 days)

Admitted patients summary table

Hospital Quarterly (Apr-Jun 2014)

Elective Surgery

Module

Summary – Elective Surgery

• Most patients (97%) receive their elective surgery on time

• This has remained unchanged over the last five quarters

- Urgent surgery: 100% on time this quarter

- Semi-urgent surgery: 97% on time this quarter

- Non-urgent surgery: 95% on time this quarter

• 1% less surgeries compared with same quarter last year

- Increased by 3.5% compared with the same quarter two years ago

- Increased by 11% compared with the same quarter five years ago

• Median wait times for semi-urgent elective surgery has increased (+1 day)

and non-urgent decreased (-6 days) compared with the same quarter last

year

Most patients (97%) receive their elective

surgery on time

This is unchanged over the last five quarters

Elective surgery by urgency

1% less elective surgery procedures than the same quarter last year

Source: Healthcare Observer 2014

Median wait times for elective surgery

Increased (+1 day) and non-urgent decreased (-6 days)

compared with the same quarter last year

Percent on time – Elective Surgery by Specialty

Apr - Jun 2014

Source: Healthcare Observer 2014

Percent on time – Orthopaedic surgery

Source: Healthcare Observer 2014

Percent on time – Ear, nose and throat surgery

Source: Healthcare Observer 2014

Percent on time – Elective Surgery by

Common Procedure: Apr - Jun 2014

Source: Healthcare Observer 2014

Total knee replacement – Percent on time

Source: Healthcare Observer 2014

Patients on the waiting list for elective surgery

Increased number waiting compared with same quarter last year

Hospital Quarterly (Apr-Jun 2014)

Emergency

Department

Module

Summary – Emergency Departments

• Total ED visits have increased compared to the same quarter last year

• 85% of patients arriving at NSW EDs by ambulance had their care

transferred to hospital staff within 30 minutes

• Time to start treatment same or shorter across all urgency categories

• Both median and 95th percentile times to depart the ED have decreased

• 72% patients left the ED in four hours

Emergency attendances

Total ED visits have increased compared to the same quarter last year

Transfer of care

Most (85%) patients arriving at NSW EDs by ambulance had their

care transferred to hospital staff within 30 minutes

Two percentage point increase from the same quarter last year

Time to start treatment

Times to start treatment same or shorter across all urgency categories

Time to departure from ED

Both median and 95th percentile times have decreased

Patients who left the ED within four hours of

presentation

72% of patients left the ED in four hours, an improvement of 6%

compared to the same quarter last year