Visits to Emergency Departments triaged as level 4 and 5 (regional hospitals)

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
41.1
39.8
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
35.0
35.0
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
28.3
26.0
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
43.5
46.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
31.6
32.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
44.4
39.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
51.9
48.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
51.1
48.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
60.0
61.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
37.1
40.0
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 regional hospitals

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, Canadian Management Information System Database

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 (regional hospitals)
Denominator: Total number of Emergency Department visits (regional hospitals)

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

DOH-H-009

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Appropriatness
Effectiveness

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

Charts

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