Term: Hospital Location: Where RHA Residents Were Hospitalized - Hospitalizations

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-05-20

Definition:

This measures the percent of where health region/RHA residents went for hospitalization, categorized as:

a hospital within their (home) RHA,
another RHA,
in Winnipeg, or
out-of-province.

If a patient is transferred between hospitals, each stay is counted as a separate event and is attributed to the appropriate location. Area residence was assigned based on the patient's postal code provided in the hospital abstract at the time of hospitalization.

For more information, see:

section 7.7 Hospital Location: Where RHA Residents Were Hospitalized - Separations in Fransoo et al. (2009)
section Location of Hospitalization of Manitoba Residents in Fransoo et al. (2013)
section 7.12 Hospital Location: Where RHA Residents Were Hospitalized - Hospitalizations in Fransoo et al. (2013)
section 7.11 Hospital Location: Where RHA Residents Were Hospitalized - Hospitalizations in Fransoo et al. (2019)

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References

Fransoo R, Martens P, Burland E, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C. Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in

Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
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)
Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Rajotte L. Who is in our Hospitals.and why? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)