Table 3 Outpatient visits and telemedicine consultations in the period 2009–2015 in Norwegian hospitals
Hospital | Outpatient visits (2009) | Outpatient visits (2010) | Outpatient visits (2011) | Outpatient visits (2012) | Outpatient visits (2013) | Outpatient visits (2014) | Outpatient visits (2015) | Telemedicine contacts (2009) | Telemedicine contacts (2010) | Telemedicine contacts (2011) | Telemedicine contacts (2012) | Telemedicine contacts (2013) | Telemedicine contacts (2014) | Telemedicine contacts (2015) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Norway | 879,911 | 930,840 | 947,303 | 994,769 | 1027,463 | 1,103,811 | 1,178,069 | 240 (0.03%) | 246 (0.03%) | 821 (0.09%) | 1586 (0.16%) | 1686 (0.16%) | 1077 (0.10%) | 894 (0.08%) |
 Hospitalet Betanien (Hordaland) | 1675 | 2059 | 2097 | 2104 | 2192 | 1191 | 2840 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Haugesund san.for. Revmatismesh | 21,914 | 21,066 | 18,082 | 24,333 | 23,915 | 27,803 | 28,129 | 2 (0.01%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Helse Stavanger | 236,601 | 274,315 | 268,052 | 279,797 | 289,860 | 304,372 | 327,738 | 124 (0.05%) | 201 (0.07%) | 806 (0.30%) | 1583 (0.57%) | 1684 (0.58%) | 939 (0.31%) | 203 (0.06%) |
 Helse Fonna | 115,059 | 118,160 | 117,049 | 121,380 | 122,381 | 131,643 | 137,410 | 103 (0.09%) | 41 (0.03%) | 13 (0.01%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 4 (0.00%) |
 Helse Bergen | 376,996 | 388,058 | 409,798 | 432,519 | 448,597 | 487,688 | 520,773 | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 7 (0.00%) |
 Helse Førde | 110,630 | 109,995 | 112,956 | 114,554 | 119,052 | 127,160 | 133,408 | 11 (0.01%) | 2 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 135 (0.11%) | 680 (0.51%) |
 Haraldsplass diakonale sykehus | 17,036 | 17,187 | 19,269 | 20,082 | 21,466 | 23,954 | 27,771 | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.01%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
Central Norway | 695,162 | 724,617 | 763,467 | 784,757 | 804,753 | 864,541 | 892,276 | 448 (0.06%) | 23 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 32 (0.00%) | 11 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 St. Olavs Hospital | 327,390 | 350,338 | 368,701 | 382,669 | 393,556 | 420,927 | 429,956 | 448 (0.14%) | 23 (0.01%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 10 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Helse Nord-Trøndelag | 100,797 | 99,562 | 109,382 | 109,110 | 112,597 | 124,983 | 130,311 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 22 (0.02%) | 9 (0.01%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Helse Møre og Romsdal | 266,975 | 274,717 | 285,384 | 292,978 | 298,600 | 318,631 | 332,009 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
Northern Norway | 470,078 | 484,151 | 502,839 | 515,029 | 514,316 | 539,145 | 552,830 | 1739 (0.37%) | 876 (0.18%) | 986 (0.20%) | 955 (0.19%) | 991 (0.19%) | 680 (0.13%) | 32 (0.01%) |
 Helse Finnmark | 55,048 | 54,132 | 55,108 | 59,607 | 59,092 | 63,866 | 67,269 | 14 (0.03%) | 33 (0.06%) | 39 (0.07%) | 105 (0.18%) | 76 (0.13%) | 55 (0.09%) | 1 (0.00%) |
 Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge | 214,538 | 227,831 | 235,486 | 238,232 | 241,248 | 247,151 | 252,586 | 1325 (0.62%) | 780 (0.34%) | 848 (0.36%) | 558 (0.23%) | 778 (0.32%) | 520 (0.21%) | 31 (0.01%) |
 Nordlandssykehuset | 122,723 | 126,532 | 130,953 | 132,566 | 133,766 | 143,734 | 144,424 | 147 (0.12%) | 63 (0.05%) | 99 (0.08%) | 292 (0.22%) | 137 (0.10%) | 105 (0.07%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Helgelandssykehuset | 77,769 | 75,656 | 81,292 | 84,624 | 80,210 | 84,394 | 88,551 | 253 (0.33%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
Private sector | 57,563 | 61,065 | 35,424 | 34,320 | 37,590 | 50,582 | 75,336 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
South-Eastern Norway | 2,573,532 | 2,625,076 | 2,711,593 | 2,783,087 | 2,819,066 | 2,994,430 | 313,4280 | 318 (0.01%) | 41 (0.00%) | 19 (0.00%) | 159 (0.01%) | 170 (0.01%) | 130 (0.00%) | 95 (0.00%) |
 Betanien hospital (Telemark) | 14,868 | 16,983 | 18,760 | 19,815 | 19,642 | 22,212 | 24,025 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.01%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Sunnaas sykehus | 2691 | 3922 | 3598 | 3285 | 4388 | 4791 | 4740 | 0 (0.00%) | 4 (0.10%) | 5 (0.14%) | 132 (4.02%) | 154 (3.51%) | 106 (2.21%) | 67 (1.41%) |
 Vestre Viken | 287,427 | 277,960 | 296,535 | 306,315 | 326,293 | 353,262 | 388,393 | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 5 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) |
 Lovisenberg | 43,071 | 45,088 | 52,065 | 53,489 | 57,058 | 58,513 | 62,055 | 10 (0.02%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Martina Hansens hospital | 22,934 | 22,964 | 25,021 | 29,528 | 29,568 | 31,409 | 32,084 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Revmatismesykehuset Lillehammer | 10,701 | 10,803 | 12,351 | 13,916 | 13,960 | 13,117 | 13,718 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Diakonhjemmet | 51,898 | 55,768 | 62,841 | 65,258 | 66,825 | 69,953 | 72,919 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Akershus universitetssykehus | 175,830 | 185,536 | 233,530 | 254,194 | 248,798 | 281,331 | 297,114 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (0.00%) |
 Sykehuset Innlandet | 317,634 | 320,325 | 327,537 | 335,019 | 341,459 | 367,332 | 378,203 | 97 (0.03%) | 14 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 4 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Sykehuset Østfold | 200,674 | 195,314 | 196,563 | 205,507 | 212,247 | 225,557 | 240,744 | 137 (0.07%) | 5 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 3 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) |
 Sørlandet sykehus | 267,781 | 271,263 | 279,041 | 292,567 | 298,291 | 310,754 | 320,442 | 74 (0.03%) | 15 (0.01%) | 8 (0.00%) | 18 (0.01%) | 13 (0.00%) | 13 (0.00%) | 7 (0.00%) |
 Sykehuset i Vestfold | 196,826 | 195,674 | 205,989 | 215,857 | 213,254 | 227,522 | 236,018 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Sykehuset Telemark | 155,306 | 164,000 | 169,598 | 173,197 | 154,658 | 173,307 | 178,888 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) |
 Oslo kommunale legevakt | – | – | – | – | 12 | 160 | 20 | – | – | – | – | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
 Oslo universitetssykehus | 825,891 | 859,476 | 828,164 | 815,140 | 832,613 | 855,210 | 884,917 | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (0.00%) | 13 (0.00%) |
Total | 4,676,246 | 4,825,749 | 4,960,626 | 5,111,962 | 5,203,188 | 5,552,509 | 5,832,791 | 2745 (0.06%) | 1186 (0.02%) | 1827 (0.04%) | 2700 (0.05%) | 2879 (0.06%) | 1898 (0.03%) | 1021 (0.02%) |