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An Analysis Of Presentation Rates To A Paediatric Emergency Department, Andrew Hiskins
An Analysis Of Presentation Rates To A Paediatric Emergency Department, Andrew Hiskins
Theses : Honours
The health care industry b a very expensive one, constituting a significant proportion of the government budgets. Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) for children is the only tertiary paediatric centre in Western Australia. PMH has over 40,000 children aged 0-16 years of age who present to the emergency department each year. PMH is one of many hospitals funded from government sources. The emergency department is a high cost area and an area with limited ability to curtail services due to financial constraints. A busy hospital will over a period of time have a constantly changing number of people presenting to the …