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Table 1 ED presentations and increases in case study hospitals, 2009–2012

From: New Zealand’s emergency department target – did it reduce ED length of stay, and if so, how and when?

 

District population size (2013)

% District population growth 2006–13a

No. of ED presentations and annual percentage increase 2009–2012

2009

2010

% Increase 2009–10

2011

% Increase 2010–11

2012

% Increase 2011–12

Hospital 1

100–200,000

2.32%

35,608

37,503

5.32%

38,221

1.91%

38,556

0.88%

Hospital 2

>400,000

8.36%

87,706

93,804

6.95%

98,103

4.58%

101,457

3.42%

Hospital 3

200–400,000

5.93%

54,233

58,157

7.24%

62,933

8.21%

66,680

5.95%

Hospital 4

>400,000

9.12%

52,645

56,159

6.67%

59,756

6.41%

62,120

3.96%

Total

N/A

7.40%

230,192

245,623

6.70%2

259,013

5.45%2

268,813

3.78%2

  1. aStatistics New Zealand: http://m.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/data-tables/dhb-tables.aspx
  2. bWeighted % increase across the four hospital sites