This measure provides the percentage of patients admitted through the hospital’s ED.
The percentage of patients admitted through the hospital’s ED.
This measure is one component of a hospital’s profile. There are no desirable results for this measure.
Data availability: (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
Facility
Calculation
The number of patients admitted through the ED divided by the total number of inpatient cases, multiplied by 100
Denominator
Total number of inpatient cases
Numerator
Total number of inpatient records with Entry Code = E (emergency)
Comments
Not applicable