Visits to Emergency Departments triaged as levels 4 and 5 (all hospitals)

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
51.8
51.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
42.4
43.2
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
36.0
34.6
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
48.9
51.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
53.1
54.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
52.4
52.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
64.4
61.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
51.1
48.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
60.9
59.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
37.1
39.8
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

New Brunswick Department of Health, Canadian Management Information System Database

Calculations

Numerator: Number 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

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

DOH-H-006

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Appropriatness
Effectiveness

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

Charts

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