Table 3.

Emergency ward admissions and lengths of stay by age group and hospital

	Hospital	Age 15-64	Age ≥65
Admissions to emergency ward	AHNH	4,086	4,388
	NDH	4,279	3,128
	PWH	3,062	3,431
	Total	11,427	10,947
Median length of stay in emergency ward in hours (mean)	AHNH	1.6 (2.6)	2.1 (3.3)	*
	NDH	10.5 (13.0)	15.4 (18.0)	*
	PWH	11.4 (15.8)	19.5 (26.7)	*
	Overall	6.6 (10.0)	8.4 (14.9)	*

*All P < 0.0001, Mann-Whitney test

ED: Emergency department

AHNH: Alice Ho Mui Ling Nethersole Hospital

NDH: North District Hospital

PWH: Prince of Wales Hospital