Emergency Deparment visits related to mental health and substance use

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
4.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
4.8
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
5.6
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
4.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
4.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
4.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
5.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
6.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
5.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
3.4
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

The percentage of Emergncy Department visits that were documented as Addiction & Mental Health patients over the total number of Emergency Department visits

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, Regional Health Authorities

Calculations

Numerator: Number of Emergency Department visits that were documented as AMH (Addiction & Mental Health) patients
Denominator: Total number of Emergency Department visits

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

RHA-NB-006

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Appropriatness
Effectiveness

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

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