Term: Separation Rates for Short Stays (0 to 29 days)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-02-15

Definition:

The rate of hospital separations for stays of 0 to 29 days (i.e. including day surgery cases), per 1,000 area residents in a fiscal year. The majority of hospitalizations are for short stays. Multiple admissions of the same person are counted as separate events. Values are adjusted to reflect the total population of Manitoba (males and females combined).

Related terms 

• Separation Rates for Day Surgery
• Separation Rates for Inpatient Care
• Separation Rates for Long Stays (30+ days)
• Separation Rates-Total
• Separation(s)

References 

• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Chateau D, Walld R. Sex Differences in Health Status, Health Care Use, and Quality of Care: A Population-Based Analysis for Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)