Table 1 Descriptive figures throughout the period of analysis
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPENDING | HCA hospital expenditure (million €) | 18,404 | 20,528 | 22,847 | 24,965 | 27,836 | 31,391 | 33,739 | 33,857 | 34,933 | 33,568 | 32,810 | 33,359 | 35,920 |
Deflated HCA hospital expenditure (million €, base year 2003) | 18,404 | 19,892 | 21,333 | 22,737 | 24,290 | 27,015 | 28,812 | 28,074 | 28,286 | 26,410 | 25,754 | 26,475 | 28,485 | |
HCA per capita hospital expenditure (€) | 431.77 | 457.62 | 481.25 | 512.04 | 539.64 | 594.58 | 628.27 | 616.17 | 617.14 | 573.34 | 563.09 | 583.29 | 626.76 | |
NEED | Masculinity index (base 100) | 98.73 | 98.82 | 99.23 | 99.44 | 99.42 | 99.70 | 99.41 | 99.29 | 99.08 | 98.90 | 98.49 | 98.30 | 98.10 |
Ageing index (base 100) | 138.39 | 137.48 | 135.85 | 136.28 | 135.10 | 133.63 | 133.16 | 133.03 | 134.25 | 135.32 | 136.51 | 138.80 | 141.46 | |
Over-ageing (proportion) | 44.95 | 46.16 | 47.54 | 48.24 | 49.30 | 50.39 | 51.12 | 51.50 | 51.85 | 52.36 | 52.29 | 51.46 | 50.33 | |
Burden of disease (average counts) | 773.81 | 779.36 | 795.31 | 813.11 | 831.11 | 854.22 | 873.11 | 863.60 | 861.60 | 876.83 | 889.92 | 885.47 | 902.70 | |
UTILIZATION | Hospital discharges (million) | 4.01 | 4.14 | 4.25 | 4.37 | 4.54 | 4.62 | 4.68 | 4.75 | 4.78 | 4.77 | 4.87 | 4.97 | 5.14 |
Outpatient case-day surgery (million) | 0.64 (CV:1.04) | 0.73 (CV:0.99) | 0.80 (CV:0.97) | 0,87 (CV:0.94) | 0,91 (CV:0.94) | 0,99 (CV:0.94) | 1,05 (CV:0.94) | 1,10 (CV:0.92) | 1,18 (CV:0.89) | 1,21 (CV:0.89) | 1,32 (CV:0.89) | 1,39 (CV:0.92) | 1,49 (CV:0.93) | |
Medical hospitalisations (million) | 2.16 (CV:0.75) | 2,18 (CV:0.75) | 2,22 (CV:0.74) | 2,24 (CV:0.74) | 2,30 (CV:0.76) | 2,34 (CV:0.74) | 2,32 (CV:0.75) | 2,26 (CV:0.74) | 2,27 (CV:0.73) | 2,26 (CV:0.75) | 2,23 (CV:0.76) | 2,26 (CV:0.75) | 2,31 (CV:0.76) | |
Surgical hospitalisations (million) | 1.19 (CV:0.80) | 1,22 (CV:0.80) | 1,22 (CV:0.80) | 1,25 (CV:0.79) | 1,27 (CV:0.79) | 1,30 (CV:0.80) | 1,32 (CV:0.80) | 1,32 (CV:0.80) | 1,29 (CV:078) | 1,28 (CV:0.79) | 1,31 (CV:0.78) | 1,31 (CV:0.79) | 1,33 (CV:0.81) | |
PRICE | Relative price for a medical stay | 6671 (CV:0.79) | 6786 (CV:0.79) | 6963 (CV:0.78) | 7039 (CV:0.77) | 7338 (CV:0.79) | 7573 (CV:0.78) | 7637 (CV:0.79) | 7608 (CV:0.78) | 7694 (CV:0.76) | 7765 (CV:0.78) | 7761 (CV:0.79) | 7895 (CV:0.79) | 8174 (CV:0.84) |
Relative price for a surgical stay | 7004 (CV:0.85) | 7242 (CV:0.85) | 7345 (CV:0.85) | 7615 (CV:0.84) | 7820 (CV:0.84) | 8038 (CV:0.85) | 8309 (CV:0.84) | 8409 (CV:0.85) | 8394 (CV:0.82) | 8448 (CV:0.83) | 8714 (CV:0.82) | 8847 (CV:0.83) | 8983 (CV:0.85) | |
Average length of stay - medical hospitalisation | 6.96 (CV:0.14) | 6.95 (CV:0.14) | 6.99 (CV:0.15) | 6.83 (CV:0.14) | 6.89 (CV:0.15) | 6.84 (CV:0.14) | 6.94 (CV:0.19) | 6.75 (CV:0.16) | 6.60 (CV:0.14) | 6.55 (CV:0.14) | 6.55 (CV:0.13) | 6.54 (CV:0.13) | 6.74 (CV:0.15) | |
Average length of stay - surgical hospitalisation | 7.65 (CV:0.18) | 7.54 (CV:0.18) | 7.55 (CV:0.17) | 7.46 (CV:0.17) | 7.39 (CV:0.17) | 7.34 (CV:0.16) | 7.33 (CV:0.21) | 6.95 (CV:0.18) | 6.83 (CV:0.16) | 6.80 (CV:0.16) | 6.65 (CV:0.15) | 6.54 (CV:0.14) | 6.53 (CV:0.15) | |
Tertiary (percentage of areas) | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | |
Ratio medical staff to functioning beds | 0.58 (CV:0.18) | 0.61 (CV:0.19) | 0.63 (CV:0.18) | 0.64 (CV:0.21) | 0.67 (CV:0.20) | 0.71 (CV:0.19) | 0.73 (CV:0.19) | 0.75 (CV:0.22) | 0.76 (CV:0.20) | 0.76 (CV:0.22) | 0.75 (CV:0.21) | 0.75 (CV:0.23) | 0.78 (CV:0.20) | |
Ratio nursing staff to functioning beds | 1.05 (CV:0.22) | 1.09 (CV:0.22) | 1.11 (CV:0.22) | 1.13 (CV:0.24) | 1.16 (CV:0.23) | 1.22 (CV:0.20) | 1.24 (CV:0.19) | 1.19 (CV:0.21) | 1.20 (CV:0.21) | 1.18 (CV:0.20) | 1.17 (CV:0.20) | 1.19 (CV:0.21) | 1.21 (CV:0.21) | |
Ratio medical staff in training (MIR) to total medical professionals | 0.21 (CV:0.62) | 0.21 (CV:0.60) | 0.21 (CV:0.60) | 0.22 (CV:0.74) | 0.20 (CV:0.61) | 0.21 (CV:0.57) | 0.20 (CV:0.55) | 0.23 (CV:0.52) | 0.24 (CV:0.49) | 0.25 (CV:0.48) | 0.26 (CV:0.48) | 0.26 (CV:0.49) | 0.23 (CV:0.50) | |