Table 1 Full time employee equivalents (FTEs), patient volume and economic data from St. Olavs University Hospital during the time period 1995–2001.
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | Change % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personnel | |||||
Medical doctors | 373,25 | 409,25 | 487,8 | 509,8 | +36.6 |
Ratio consultants:interns/residents | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -10.,5 |
Nurses* | 1596.42 | 1625.6 | 1805.47 | 2009.2 | +25.9 |
Ratio nurses:doctors | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -9.7 |
Midwifes | 53 | 57 | 66.5 | 68 | +28.3 |
Radiology technicians | 63.25 | 63.25 | 66.25 | 78.2 | +23.6 |
Medical laboratory technologists | 205 | 209.5 | 213 | 249.5 | +21.7 |
Office and commercial staff | 358.32 | 383.97 | 438.1 | 536.95 | +49.9 |
Technical staff | 124.8 | 142.8 | 154 | 155.2 | +24.4 |
Total FTEs | 3337.41 | 3445.31 | 3739.07 | 4276.4 | +28.1 |
Patients | |||||
Hospital beds | 958 | 957 | 958 | 939 | -2.0 |
Admitted patients | 40 330 | 41 769 | 42 995 | 44349 | +10.0 |
Emergency | 25 005 | 25 897 | 26 657 | 26 606 | +6.4 |
Emergency (%) | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 | -4.8 |
Elective | 15 325 | 15 872 | 16 338 | 17 793 | +16.1 |
In-hospital days | 296707 | 292883 | 291023 | 289586 | -2.4 |
Average length of stay (days) | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | -16.4 |
Waiting list for admittance | 3313** | 3 414 | 3 497 | 3 118 | |
Out-patients consultations | 234 890 | 236 423 | 250 617 | 270 142 | +15.0 |
New referrals | 103 661 | 108 342 | 114 079 | 97 156 | -6.6 |
Control consultations | 131 229 | 128 081 | 136 520 | 172 986 | +31.8 |
Waiting lists outpatient clinics | 18828** | 21 779 | 18 697 | 22 355 | |
Surgical procedures§ | 20 488 | 22 012 | 21 199 | 22 179 | +8,3 |
High level intensive care patients | 480 | 554 | 567 | 554 | +15.4 |
Imaging examinations | 154 074 | 154 606 | 158 477 | 162 452 | +5.4 |
Laboratory tests and procedures# | 3 276 202 | 3 407 737 | 3 364 637 | 3 806 295 | +16.2 |
Economical data | |||||
Total operational costsΦ | 1 575 582 | 1 928 383 | 2 260 494 | 2 803 473 | +77.9 |
Salary costs | 1 012 869 | 1 289 988 | 1 530 385 | 1 925 255 | +90.1 |
Running expenses | 562 713 | 638 395 | 730 109 | 878 218 | +56.1 |