Used By As Many As 155 Patients In One Day
Recent stats released by VIHA show an expected trend in the local ER with just over 900 more people coming in during the last calendar year than the year before.
A total of 54,193 visits were recorded in the fiscal year ending in Mar. of this year compared with a total of 53,288 for the same period ending in 2010. This compares with 45,538 uses for the period ending 2007, so the upward trend is clear and there is no end in sight as the aging population puts more and more strain on the system. Clearly older people tend to have more medical emergencies than younger people.
The existing ER was designed to handle a total of 16,000 visits when it was built in the 1960's and the new addition currently underway is designed to accommodate 70,000 people per year. About 50% of people taking up space in the ER at any one time are waiting for an opening in the main hospital.
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