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Emergency Visits for Patients Residing in the Local Geographic Area (LGA) by Triage Level, Fiscal Year 2020/2021

Description

Figure 8.1 provides emergency visits by semi-urgent and non-urgent triage levels for patients residing in the local geographic area and Alberta for the most recent fiscal year available. Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) is a scale to categorize patients according to the type and severity of their initial presenting signs and symptoms at the Emergency Department that helps to determine priorities for treatment. The CTAS is used to determine the triage level. There are 5 levels, with level 1 being the most urgent and level 5 the least urgent. This indicator dataset contains information at both Local Geographic Area (for example, Lacombe, Red Deer, Calgary West Bow, etc.) and Alberta levels. Local geographic area refers to 132 geographic areas created by Alberta Health (AH) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) based on census boundaries. This figure is the part of "Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles" report published August 2022.

Updated

October 18, 2023

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Emergency Visits Triage Level
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Title and Dataset Information

Alternative Title

Primary Health Care - Community Profiles: Figure 8.1

Date Modified

2023-10-18

Update Frequency

Biennial (every 2 years)

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health

Subject Information

Start Date

2020-04-01

End Date

2021-03-31

Resource Dates

Date Created

2023-10-18

Date Added to catalogue

2023-10-18T14:47:35.780418

Date Modified

2023-10-18

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Usage Considerations

The Alberta Health Community Profiles are intended to highlight areas of need and provide relevant information to support the consistent and sustainable planning of primary healthcare services. Each Profile offers on overview of the current health status of residents in the Local Geographic Area (LGA), indicators of the area's current and future health needs, and evidence as to which quality services are needed on a timely and efficient basis to address the area's needs.

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Alberta Health Primary Health Care & Health Analytics