Emergency Visit Counts by Triage Level and Local Geographic Area in Alberta

Emergency department visits categorized by triage urgency for patients residing in 132 Local Geographic Areas (LGAs) and province-wide in Alberta. Data uses the 5-level Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) and covers fiscal years 2021/2022 through 2023/2024. The dataset is part of the Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles report.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of semi-urgent and non-urgent triage level visits across the 132 Local Geographic Areas to identify regional care patterns.
• Compare emergency visit volumes at the Alberta level versus individual Local Geographic Areas for specific triage categories.
• Track changes in triage level patient volumes over the three available fiscal years to assess system pressure trends.

Strengths

• Data is structured for both granular Local Geographic Area (132 areas) and province-wide Alberta level analysis.
• Uses the standardized Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) with 5 defined urgency levels.
• Covers three consecutive fiscal years (2021/22 to 2023/24) for temporal comparison.

Limitations

• Contains aggregated visit counts, lacking individual patient records or detailed clinical variables for predictive modeling.
• The specific row count and column schema are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale and feature completeness.
• Data is derived from a report figure and may not represent the full underlying administrative data.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.

Collection Method

Administrative health data aggregated and published in the 'Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report.

Time Range

Fiscal years 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024.

Freshness

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Geography

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