Table 3. Initial outcomes for patients who disengaged, as ascertained from Western Cape province data systems until 30 June 2015.

	Patients who disengaged + silent transfers (n = 9,992)	All patients who disengaged (n = 9,005)	Patients who disengaged with identification numbers, allowing accurate mortality ascertainment (n = 5,463)
Return to care	2,976 (30%)	2,976 (33%)	1,877 (34%)
Alive as of 30 June 2015 (have ID #s)*	2,255 (23%)	2,255 (25%)	2,248 (41%)
No information	1,944 (19%)	1,944 (22%)	-
Other hospital contact	1,218 (12%)	1,218 (13%)	896 (17%)
Silent transfer	987 (10%)	-	-
Hospital admission	545 (5%)	545 (6%)	384 (7%)
Death	67 (1%)	67 (1%)	58 (1%)

*Alive as of 30 June 2015 refers to patients who had valid national identification numbers but were not found in care anywhere in the Western Cape nor were they found to be dead. Therefore, “alive” is the only outcome we could ascertain.