Term: Separation Rates for Day Surgery

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-02-15

Definition:

The rate of hospital separations for day surgeries (in which a patient is not admitted to hospital), per 1,000 area residents in a fiscal year. 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 

• Admission
• Fiscal Year (FY)
• Separation Rates for Inpatient Care
• Separation Rates for Long Stays (30+ days)
• Separation Rates for Short Stays (0 to 29 days)
• Separation Rates-Total
• Separation(s)
• Stay

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)