Table 1. Overview of hospital and ED characteristics divided in ECAP and non-ECAP hospitals over 2012.
Overview Hospitals | ||||
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ECAP hospitals | Non-ECAP hospitals | Total | ||
Hospital | Urbanization | 2 Urban, 1 Innercity | 2 Urban, 1 Innercity | — |
Total hospital beds* | 654–696 | 545–955# | 545–955# | |
Total admissions* | 99.412 | 79.763 | 179.175 | |
ED admissions of total hospital admissions (%)* | 32.7 | 37.5 | 34.8 | |
Mean length hospital stay (days) * | 4.3–4.8^ | 5.0–5.4^ | 4.3–5.4 | |
ED | Total ED patients per year* | 99.859 | 113.933 | 213.792 |
Total ED admissions* | 32.506 | 29.883 | 62.389 | |
ED admissions of total ED presentations (%)* | 32.6 | 26.2 | 29.2 | |
EP present 24/7@ | 1 Yes, 2 No | 2 Yes, 1 No | — | |
Triage system< | 2 MTS, 1 NTS | 1 MTS, 2 ESI | — |
^ N/A in year report, calculated (Known admissions and length of hospital stay).
* table presenting numbers of the year 2012 both office and ECAP hours.
# also includes daycare beds.
@ when EPs are not present 24/7 they are not there during night hours.
<MTS Manchester Triage System, NTS Netherlands Triage System, ESI, Emergency Severity Index.