Table 3 Health Care Utilization Indicators Syracuse, New York Metropolitan Area 2000 – 2004.
From: Community wide electronic distribution of summary health care utilization data
Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inpatient | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Adult Medicine Mean Length of Stay | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
   Adult Surgery Mean Length of Stay | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
   Medical/Surgical Mean Length of Stay | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Emergency Department | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Visits | 154,857 | 167,435 | 170,063 | 173,317 | 174,741 |
   Ambulance Transports | 31,987 | 34,460 | 36,492 | 36,987 | 38,811 |
   Diversion Hours | 11,398 | 8,677 | 5,588 | 6,548 | 5,928 |
   LOS for Discharges to Nursing Homes | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.1 |
   Total Admissions to Nursing Homes | 4,554 | 4,998 | 4,720 | 5,178 | 5,662 |
   Mean Alternate Care (Non Acute) Census | 35.3 | 33.2 | 28.9 | 18.6 | 11.3 |
CPEP | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Refusal of CPEP Referrals | 205 | 198 | 241 | 91 | 99 |
   Time at Maximum Capacity | 624 | 568 | 572 | 364 | 335 |