Nova Scotia Health Service Metrics and Hospital Indicators

Health service metrics and indicators from Nova Scotia Health, aggregated from multiple sources including hospital inpatient, emergency, surgical, and long-term care systems. The dataset is anonymized and used for public reporting on the Action for Health platform. It was last updated in May 2024 by data.novascotia.ca.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in emergency department wait times by comparing the 'Actual' column with 'Date' and 'Hospital'.
• Compare performance of different health zones by aggregating 'Measure Name' metrics grouped by 'Zone'.
• Monitor surgical or inpatient care volumes over time by filtering 'Type' and plotting against 'Date'.
• Assess patient acuity distribution in emergency departments by examining 'CTAS' scores across different 'Hospital' locations.

Strengths

• Data aggregated from multiple authoritative health system sources including Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Databases.
• Includes 7 specific columns covering metric values, locations, dates, and service types.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Specific temporal coverage and update frequency beyond the last update date are not provided.

Provenance

Source

data.novascotia.ca, aggregating data from Nova Scotia Health system sources.

Collection Method

Collected from multiple sources within the health system and aggregated and anonymized.

Freshness

Last updated on 2024-05-07.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada.