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

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
65.1
66.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
60.7
63.4
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
65.2
68.4
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
58.2
60.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
70.0
72.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
59.8
63.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
74.3
73.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
n/a
n/a
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
61.5
59.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
n/a
n/a
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 non-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 (non-regional hospitals)
Denominator: Total number of Emergency Department visits (non-regional hospitals)

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

DOH-H-010

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Appropriatness
Effectiveness

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

Charts

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