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 Attendances at emergency services (No.) in public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership
Characteristic Description
Name Attendances at emergency services (No.) in public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Hospitals survey
First available period 2013
Last available period 2023
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
Concepts
  • EMERGENCY SERVICE:  Clinical functional unit of a health establishment that provides health care to individuals who access from outside with a sudden change or worsening of health status, at any time of the day or night during 24 hours.
  • HOSPITAL:  Health establishment that provides curative and rehabilitation health care in inpatient and outpatient services, which may collaborate in the prevention of diseases, teaching and scientific research.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 18/12/2024


information presented in 21/12/2024