Alberta Emergency Department Visits by Triage Level, Fiscal Years 2009-2012

Alberta Health data on emergency department visits categorized by the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) for patients residing in the province. The dataset covers three fiscal years from 2009/2010 to 2011/2012 and is aggregated at both provincial and 132 local geographic area levels. It was published by the Government of Alberta in February 2013 as part of the 'Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report.

Use Cases

• Modeling emergency department demand based on triage severity levels.
• Analyzing geographic disparities in healthcare utilization based on Local Geographic Area (LGA) aggregations.
• Tracking trends in patient acuity over time based on the three-year fiscal period.
• Benchmarking local area emergency visit rates against provincial totals.

Strengths

• Uses the standardized Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) with 5 severity levels.
• Provides geographic granularity with data for 132 Local Geographic Areas within Alberta.
• Covers a defined three-fiscal-year time range from 2009/2010 to 2011/2012.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2009-2012; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative records from Alberta Health Services emergency departments.

Time Range

Fiscal years 2009/2010 to 2011/2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026 03 18 07:02:55.351319; the underlying data is from 2009-2012.

Geography

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