MED-ECHO data compiled by the Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec covers hospitalizations across Quebec. The table provides, by hospital center, the number of departures, total stay, and average stay for hospitalizations and intensive care stays. The data concerns short-term physical and psychiatric care and day surgeries.
Use Cases
- Benchmark hospital performance based on average intensive care stay durations
- Analyze regional healthcare resource allocation based on total stay statistics
- Model patient discharge patterns based on the number of departures per center
- Compare intensive care utilization across Quebec hospital centers
Strengths
- Data covers the entire province of Quebec, providing a complete regional view.
- Compiled from the official MED-ÉCHO database by the Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec.
- Includes specific metrics for intensive care stays, a key resource indicator.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec from the MED-ECHO database.
- Collection Method
- Data compiled by hospitals providing general and specialized care in Quebec.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:45:54.736878; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Quebec, Canada.