Table 1 Hospital at home admissions and family doctor contacts by study area (July 2001 – June 2002)
From: The functioning of the Cuban home hospitalization programme: a descriptive analysis
U. de Reyes | Cruces | Fomento | Playa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital at home admissions | ||||
Number | 225 | 287 | 190 | 135 |
Population | 8247 | 10759 | 5513 | 9481 |
Rate (ppy) | 0,027 | 0,027 | 0,035 | 0,014 |
Family doctor contacts | ||||
Total contact rate (ppy) (*) | 8,4 | 4,1 | 3,2 | 3,1 |
HaH specific contact rate (ppy) | 0,176 | 0,170 | 0,483 | 0,095 |
HaH contacts as % of total F.Dr. contacts | 2,1% | 4,1% | 15% | 3% |
Average number per HaH episode | 6,5 | 6,3 | 13,8 | 6,8 |