2010-11 Annual Report - Taranaki District Health Board

Statement of Service Performance
2011 Annual Report
Acute Services (emergency
department, inpatient,
outpatient)
Shorter stays
in emergency
department
Acute readmission
rate (per 1000
patients)
94% 95% 96% Achieved
10.40% 10.40% 11.39% Not Achieved
For the current Quarter an improvement
from 2239 to 1989 re-admissions would
be required (250 admissions) assuming
consistent volumes of discharges and Case
Complexity mix.
The trends for the types of admissions that
re-admit nationally are generally related to
Abdominal Pain, Pulmonary/Respiratory,
Poisoning, and other infections. Taranaki
DHB see similar trends with higher than
national levels.
TDHB staff attended the Health Roundtable
Workshop in Wellington on May 12, 13
focussing on cardiac and respiratory
conditions and variances in Average Length
of Stays and readmissions rates. The
benchmarking data provided by the Health
Roundtable confirms a problem for Taranaki
DHB in this area.
Percentage
of total acute
admissions that
were treated as
day-stay cases
Investigation has shown that there is little
affect from categorisation or coding on
these rates and Taranaki DHB is actively
exploring options to address this issue.
40% 18% 42% Not Achieved
Active planning to reduce Average Length
of Stay (ALOS) is underway as part of both
the Productive Ward, Acute pathway and
Productive Theatre work streams within the
DHB.
Maternity Services
Assessment Treatment and
Rehabilitation Services
Reduced length
of stay for acute
admissions
Number of
deliveries
Neonatal length
of stay
Reduced
caesarean section
rate
No’s of patient
discharged home
from Inpatient
services
Taranaki DHB anticipates that there will a
significant change in the performance of
the DHB against these measures over the
coming six months.
4.03 days 4.01 days 4.21 days Not Achieved
As Above
1,419 1,419 1,427 Achieved
15.09 days ≤15.09 days 12 days Achieved
25% of total
births