Table 7.

Use of public hospital ED and inpatient services by follow-up study participants (n = 43) pre- and post-intake to Floresco

Public hospital service use	6 months prior to Floresco intake	6 months between interviews
Hospital admission:
Admitted for mental health reasons: % (n)	20.9% (9)	7.0% (3)
Total number of admissions for cohort (n)	12	10
Total number of occupied bed days for cohort (n)	129	21
Median number of admissions (range)	1 (1–3)	1 (1–8)
Median length of stay per admission in days (range)	8 (1–46)	3 (1–17)
Emergency department attendance:
Attended for mental health reasons: % (n)	34.8% (15)	6.3% (7)
Total number of attendances for cohort (n)	34	20
Total duration of attendances for cohort, in minutes	2834	1211
Median number of attendances (range)	1 (1–6)	2 (1–7)
Median length of stay per attendance, in minutes (range)	187 (50–360)	147 (47–320)