Can a continuous quality improvement program create culturally safe emergency departments for Aboriginal people in Australia? A multiple baseline study

Table 1 Characteristics of participating EDs^{a, b}

Study ED	Number of ED visits		Location	Aboriginal Liaison Officer employed	% of Local Health District population who identified as Aboriginal people		Length of AIHQIP implementation
Study ED	2010	2015	Location	Aboriginal Liaison Officer employed	2010	2015	Length of AIHQIP implementation
1	11,534^c	25,016	Rural	Yes	11	11.6	10 months
2	15,990^c	23,943	Rural	Yes	4.7	5	14 months
3	19,268	24,410	Rural	Yes	5.8	6.2	15 months
4	61,590	80,264	Metropolitan	Yes	1.8	1.8	15 months
5	46,355^c	72,886	Metropolitan	Yes	1.1	1.1	12 months
6	25,631	29,548	Rural	Yes	3.3	3.4	12 months
7	41,306	47,825	Metropolitan	Yes	0.9	1	15 months
8	51,340	67,329	Metropolitan	Yes	3.1	3.2	10 months

^aSources: Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence. Health Statistics New South Wales. Sydney: NSW Ministry of Health. Available at: www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au. Accessed (07/11/17); Bureau of Health Information. Healthcare Observer. Sydney. Available at: www.bhi.nsw.gov.au/Healthcare_Observer/_nocache. Accessed (05/02/18)
^bStudy period: between 1st January 2010 and 31st March 2015
^cIncomplete data in this calendar year.

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