Inpatient Separations by Local Geographic Area for Alberta Residents

132 Local Geographic Areas in Alberta report inpatient separations, including discharges and transfers, for the 2011/2012 fiscal year. The Government of Alberta compiled this data from hospital discharge abstracts as part of a community profiles report published in February 2013. It measures utilization of hospital services by tracking where residents leave facilities inside versus outside their home area.

Use Cases

• Analyze patient migration patterns by comparing separations to facilities inside versus outside a resident's Local Geographic Area.
• Model hospital service utilization rates across 132 distinct Alberta Health geographic areas.
• Assess regional healthcare self-sufficiency by calculating the ratio of local to out-of-area separations.

Strengths

• Data covers 132 distinct Local Geographic Areas within Alberta.
• Based on hospital discharge abstracts, a standard source for utilization metrics.

Limitations

• Data is from a single fiscal year (2011/2012), limiting longitudinal analysis.
• Specific row counts and demographic or clinical columns are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Alberta Health Services.

Collection Method

Compiled from hospital discharge abstracts (inpatient separation records).

Time Range

Fiscal year 2011/2012.

Freshness

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Geography

Alberta, Canada, segmented into 132 Local Geographic Areas.