Term: Hospital Days for Acute Care

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-05-20

Definition:

The number of hospital days coded as being for acute care, as opposed to Alternate Level of Care (ALC), per 1,000 residents. Residents could have had more than one acute care hospitalization in a year, so the acute days used in all hospitalizations were summed. Rates were age- and sex-adjusted to the Manitoba population.

For more information, see section 7.6 Hospital Days for Acute Care in Fransoo et al. (2019).

Related terms 

• Acute Care
• Alternate Level of Care (ALC)
• Causes of Hospital Days Used for Acute Care
• Hospital Days for Alternate Level of Care (ALC) Stays

References 

• Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)