Table
Unit %
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| New Brunswick |
51.9
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| Health zones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area |
43.2
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| Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon |
34.6
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| Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité |
51.5
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| Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area |
54.6
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| Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area |
52.4
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| Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area |
61.8
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| Zone 5 - Restigouche Area |
48.3
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| Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area |
59.7
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| Zone 7 - Miramichi Area |
39.8
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n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size
About
Percentage of Emergency Department visits that were classified as levels 4 and 5 (based on the triage system for level of urgency) for all hospitals that have emergency departments
Source
Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Public Health), Annual report of hospital services
Calculations
Numerator: Number of of Emergency Department visits that were classified as levels 4 and 5 (based on the triage system for level of urgency)
Denominator: Total number of Emergency Department visits
Denominator: Total number of Emergency Department visits
Unit
%
Interpretation
Lower is better
NBHC code
DOH-H-006
Dimension of Quality
Accessibility
Appropriatness
Effectiveness
Geographic Assignment
Place of Service