ED | Type of ED (AIHW)* | Patients in training dataset (n) | Patients in testing dataset (n) | Females (n,%) | Admissions (n,%) | Median age of patients (median, IQR) | Ambulance patients (n, %) |
Angliss | Medium metro | 76 709 | 39 895 | 60 332 (52%) | 41 933 (36%) | 35 (IQR 16–58) | 20 038 (17%) |
Box Hill | Large metro | 130 499 | 67 103 | 101 365 (51%) | 115 008 (58%) | 47 (IQR 23–72) | 65 575 (33%) |
Cabrini | Private (not-for-profit) | 45 314 | 28 138 | 40 857 (56%) | 32 900 (45%) | Not available | Not available |
Casey | Medium metro | 151 227 | 61 062 | 112 887 (53%) | 42 233 (20%) | 35 (IQR 18–56) | 43 850 (21%) |
Clayton (adult) | Major | 132 602 | 52 868 | 95 032 (51%) | 60 963 (33%) | 53 (IQR 35–73) | 68 678 (37%) |
Clayton (children) | Specialist children’s | 75 271 | 35 298 | 48 115 (44%) | 15 973 (14%) | 5 (IQR 3–10) | 12 117 (11%) |
Dandenong | Large metro | 165 795 | 61 470 | 112 526 (49%) | 61 066 (27%) | 42 (IQR 25–64) | 73 891 (33%) |
Gold Coast University Hospital | Major | 215 034 | 29 426 | 121 449 (50%) | Not available | 36 (IQR 19–59) | Not available |
Maroondah | Major | 109 431 | 55 355 | 82 013 (49.77%) | 81 652 (50%) | 43 (IQR 21–65) | 56 002 (34%) |
Robina | Medium metro | 121 406 | 20 345 | 72 561 (51%) | Not available | 43 (IQR 23–66) | Not available |
St Vincent’s | Major | 97 575 | 52 671 | 68 413 (46%) | 65 693 (44%) | 52 (IQR 37–76) | 58 831 (39%) |
Werribee | Medium metro | 67 646 | 38 469 | 56 937 (54%) | 40 953 (39%) | 39 (IQR 25–60) | 24 147 (23%) |
Total | 1 388 509 | 542 100 | 971 487 (50%) | 558 374 (29%) | 43 (IQR 23–65) | 423 129 (22%) |
AIHW, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; ED, emergency department.