"Identifying Information: Name","Average Length of a Hospital Stay (Days)"
"Identifying Information: Description","The average number of days a patient stayed in a hospital"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Rationale","This measure represents the average length of a single inpatient hospital stay. It is largely influenced by the types of cases that make up the hospital’s patient population and, to some extent, by the ability of hospitals to discharge patients to an appropriate setting when patients are ready to leave the hospital.Age, number of comorbidities, interventions and availability of out-of-hospital supporting health services are factors affecting the total LOS of an individual patient.Knowing how long an average patient stays in the hospital may help in understanding patterns of admission and discharge and may assist in understanding patient flow and hospital efficiency."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Interpretation","The average number of days a patient stayed in hospitalThis measure is one component of a hospital’s profile. There are no desirable results for this measure."
"Available Data Years",2022
"Available Data Years: Type of Year",Fiscal
"Availability of Results: Geographic Coverage","All provinces/territories"
"Reporting Level/Disaggregation",Facility
"Result Updates: Indicator Results","Your ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ System (YHS): In DepthYour ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ System (YHS): Insight"
"Update Frequency: Other frequency:","Annual update in YHS: In DepthMonthly update in YHS: Insight"
"Result Updates: Latest Results Update Date","November 2023"
"Indicator Calculation: Description","The sum of the total valid days spent in hospital, divided by the total number of inpatient cases"
"Indicator Calculation: Type of Measurement","Average or mean"
"Denominator: Description:","Total number of inpatient cases"
"Denominator: Inclusions:","Records with a valid LOS"
"Denominator: Exclusions:","Stillborn and cadaveric donor records Records with an invalid LOS "
"Numerator: Description:","Sum of the total LOS"
"Numerator: Inclusions:","Records with a valid LOS"
"Numerator: Exclusions:","Stillborn and cadaveric donor records Records with an invalid LOS "
"Indicator Calculation: Geographic Assignment","Place of service"
"Data Sources",DAD
"Quality Statement: Caveats and Limitations","Not applicable"
References,"Not applicable"