Table 3.
Characteristics of emergency departments.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of hospital | ||
| Public academic | 360 | 64.9 |
| Public non-academic or not-for-profit-private hospitals | 100 | 18.0 |
| For-profit private hospitals | 95 | 17.1 |
| Emergency department attendance (number of annual visits) | ||
| Less than 15 000 or equal | 143 | 25.8 |
| 15 001-30 000 | 241 | 43.4 |
| 30 001-45 000 | 106 | 19.1 |
| More than 45 001 | 65 | 11.7 |
| Number of hospitalization beds in acute medical unit in the hospital | ||
| <30 | 45 | 8.1 |
| 30-49 | 77 | 13.9 |
| 50-69 | 65 | 11.7 |
| More than 70 | 344 | 62.0 |
| Elderly rate | ||
| <15% | 290 | 52.3 |
| ⩾15% | 265 | 47.8 |
| County rate of dependent elderly persons | ||
| <20.6% | 300 | 54.1 |
| ⩾20.6% | 255 | 46.0 |
| Number of long-term care and nursing home beds per 100 000 patients older than 75 y in the county | ||
| <123.4 | 257 | 46.3 |
| ⩾123.4 | 298 | 53.7 |
| Number of acute care beds per 100 000 inhabitants in the county | ||
| <395 | 269 | 48.5 |
| ⩾395 | 286 | 51.5 |