Emergency Visit Triage Levels by Alberta Local Geographic Area, Fiscal Year 2017/2018

Emergency department visits categorized by semi-urgent and non-urgent triage levels for patients residing in Alberta's 132 Local Geographic Areas. The data uses the 5-level Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) and was published in March 2019 as part of a community health profile report.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of semi-urgent and non-urgent triage levels across the 132 Local Geographic Areas to identify regional patterns in emergency care demand.
• Compare triage level metrics between individual Local Geographic Areas and the provincial Alberta-level aggregate.
• Investigate correlations between specific triage levels and community characteristics defined by census-based geographic boundaries.

Strengths

• Data is structured for geographic analysis across 132 distinct Local Geographic Areas.
• Uses the standardized 5-level Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) for consistent patient priority categorization.
• Provides comparative analysis at both local and provincial (Alberta) levels.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, covering only the single fiscal year 2017/2018 with no apparent updates.
• The dataset focuses only on semi-urgent and non-urgent triage levels, excluding the most urgent cases (CTAS levels 1-2).
• Row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable, limiting assessment of granularity and completeness.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, published as part of the 'Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report.

Collection Method

Administrative health data categorized using the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS).

Time Range

Fiscal Year 2017/2018.

Freshness

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Geography

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