Top Non-Local Hospital Separations by Alberta Residents, Fiscal Year 2023/2024

Inpatient separations data shows where local residents accessed the top three non-local acute care hospitals. The dataset covers 132 local geographic areas in Alberta for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. It measures hospital utilization based on discharge events.

Use Cases

• Analyze patient flow patterns from each of the 132 local geographic areas to non-local hospitals.
• Identify the most frequently accessed non-local facilities for specific Local Geographic Areas.
• Measure regional hospital utilization by comparing separation counts across different areas.
• Support healthcare resource planning by mapping patient discharge destinations outside local regions.

Strengths

• Data is structured for 132 distinct local geographic areas within Alberta.
• Focuses on the top three accessed non-local facilities, highlighting primary patient flow patterns.
• Uses inpatient separations, the standard measure for hospital utilization based on discharge abstracts.

Limitations

• Limited to the top three facilities, omitting data on other hospitals accessed by residents.
• Data is for a single fiscal year, preventing longitudinal trend analysis.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessing granularity.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, part of the Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles report.

Collection Method

Based on hospital abstracts for inpatient care collected at the time of patient discharge.

Time Range

Fiscal Year 2023/2024.

Freshness

Covers the most recent fiscal year available (2023/2024), with metadata updated in March 2026.

Geography

Alberta, Canada, segmented into 132 local geographic areas.