Alberta Emergency Visits by Triage Level for Fiscal Year 2011/2012

Alberta emergency department visits categorized by the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) for patients residing in local geographic areas and the province overall. The dataset provides counts for semi-urgent and non-urgent triage levels, covering 132 local geographic areas defined by Alberta Health. This indicator dataset was published by the Government of Alberta in February 2013 as part of the 'Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in non-urgent emergency department usage based on local geographic area breakdowns.
• Benchmark triage level distributions for semi-urgent cases across different communities in Alberta.
• Support healthcare planning by modeling patient flow based on the five-level CTAS scale described.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated at two geographic levels: 132 Local Geographic Areas and the province of Alberta.
• Uses the standardized Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) with five defined urgency levels.
• Published by an authoritative source, the Government of Alberta, as part of an official community health report.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from fiscal year 2011/2012; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

Likely administrative data collected from emergency departments in Alberta.

Time Range

Fiscal year 2011/2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:04:45.274333; freshness should be verified

Geography

Alberta, Canada, including 132 Local Geographic Areas (e.g., Lacombe, Red Deer, Calgary West Bow)