Emergency Department Performance
This page provides data about our performance. The data is updated weekly and provides a snapshot of how many patients have attended the Emergency Department (ED) together with information on how we have performed in the past week against the benchmark targets set by government.
From time to time our Emergency Department experiences periods of high demand. If your condition or injury is non-life threatening you may like to consider other treatment alternatives.
Here is a link to a website that provides details of what after hours medical services are available in our region: After-Hours Services
Please note that this data is unaudited and may not correlate directly with the data published on the Department of Health website page 'Victorian Health Services Performance'.
Total Emergency Department Attendances by day for the period [29 April to 5 May 2013]
| 29 Apr | 30 Apr | 1 May | 2 May | 3 May | 4 May | 5 May | 6 May | 7 May | 8 May | 9 May | 10 May | 11 May | 12 May | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total ED Attendance | 174 | 134 | 15 | 157 | 175 | 188 | 178 | 178 | 183 | 169 | 166 | 173 | 211 | 200 |
The graph above shows the total number of patients who have attended ED for treatment. The data covers the past fortnight and is simply a total figure, with the most recent period on the right. It is updated weekly.
National Emergency Access Target - Performance
| Last 7 Days | Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED Length of Stay <= 4hrs | 55% | 70% |
Overview:
It is important to remember that many factors contribute to our ability to meet the National Emergency Access Targets. Discharging patients home or transferring patients to a ward bed for continued care may be impacted by:
- A patient not being in a stable enough condition to be moved to a ward.
- A patient requiring to be transferred to a Melbourne Hospital for specialist care such as neurosurgery.
- A surge in patient presentations can impact on our ability to treat non urgent patients in under 4 hours. The public can help us by using the emergency department only for emergency situations and other services such as GP clinics for non urgent care.
Our Performance: With winter sports resuming, we expect to experience increased presenatations at the weekends. The past weekend was an example of this.
Explanation of terms:
ED Length of Stay <= 4 hours
National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) is a target that measures patient flow through the Emergency Department. Our aim is to treat all patients under 4 hours and have either discharged the patient home, or transferred the patient to a ward bed or another hospital. The target is set for 70% in 2012 (calendar year) and increases to 75% in 2013 (calendar year), 81% 2014 and 95% in 2015.
Time to treatment (% seen on time)
| Previous 7 Days (29 Apr - 5 May) | Last 7 Days | Target | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triage 2 seen on time | 89% | 74% | 80% | |
| Triage 3 seen on time | 74% | 62% | 75% | |
| Triage 4 seen on time | 67% | 55% | 70% | |
| Triage 5 seen on time | 80% | 75% | 70% |
This section shows the percentage of people arriving at this hospital's emergency department who commenced treatment within the clinically recommended time. The triage category 1 patients are not listed as these patients are treated immediately.
Recommended maximum waiting times vary depending on the urgency of the patient's need for care (their triage category), as assessed by a nurse in the emergency department.
Explanation of terms:
Triage Category
Used in hospital emergency departments to indicate the urgency of the patient's need for medical and nursing care. Patients are triaged into one of five categories on the National Triage Scale:
- Resuscitation (triage category 1) is the most urgent category. It is for conditions that are immediately life threatening such as heart attack, severe burns or injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident.
- Emergency (triage category 2) is for conditions that could be life threatening and require prompt attention such as chest pain, possible stroke and some dislocated joints.
- Urgent (triage category 3) is for serious but stable conditions, such as wounds or abdominal pain.
- Semi-urgent (triage category 4) is for conditions including broken arms or legs.
- Non-urgent (triage category 5) is the least urgent category. It is for problems or illnesses such as cough or cold. We would like the public to assist us in treating emergencies by not attending the Emergency Department for non-urgent conditions and to seek the advice of a general practitioner.
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