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Table 4 Emergency department attendances, admissions to inpatient ward and number of ambulance admissions to ED, by domicile and hospital

From: A comparison of emergency department utilization by elderly and younger adult patients presenting to three hospitals in Hong Kong

 

Patients from elderly home

Patients living in the community

ED attendances

Ambulance attendances

IP ward admissions

ED attendances

Ambulance attendances

IP ward admissions

AHNH

5,094

4,333

3,712

18,138

4,744

7,377

NDH

6,396

5,324

4,508

20,274

8,077

8,347

PWH

5,388

3,943

3,389

32,333

11,123

12,122

Total

16,878

13,600

11,609

70,745

23,944

27,846

  1. ED: Emergency department
  2. IP: Inpatient
  3. AHNH: Alice Ho Mui Ling Nethersole Hospital
  4. NDH: North District Hospital
  5. PWH: Prince of Wales Hospital