Alberta Hospital Separations by Local Area for Top Non-Local Facilities

Government of Alberta data details inpatient separations for the 2013/2014 fiscal year. It shows where residents of 132 local geographic areas accessed the top three non-local acute care hospitals.

Use Cases

• Analyze patient flow patterns from each Local Geographic Area to the top three non-local hospitals.
• Compare inpatient separation volumes across the 132 defined local areas for health service planning.
• Assess utilization of non-local hospital services by residents of specific areas like Lacombe or Calgary West Bow.

Strengths

• Data is structured for analysis at both the 132 Local Geographic Area and provincial Alberta levels.
• Based on inpatient separations, the standard measure for hospital utilization.
• Officially published as part of the Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles report.

Limitations

• Dataset is static for a single fiscal year (2013/2014) and may not reflect current patterns.
• Specific column names and row counts are unknown, limiting detailed technical assessment.
• Focus on top three non-local facilities excludes data for other hospitals accessed.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Hospital abstracts based on information gathered at patient discharge.

Time Range

Fiscal year 2013/2014

Freshness

Data is from fiscal year 2013/2014; metadata was last updated in 2026.

Geography

Alberta, Canada, segmented into 132 local geographic areas.