Orange Health Service Emergency Department statistics during Covid-19

By Peter Holmes
September 16 2020 - 7:00pm
STATISTICAL GLITCHES: The global pandemic has lead to a surge in some types of emergency admissions at Orange Health Service, and a decrease in others. Photo: JUDE KEOGH.
STATISTICAL GLITCHES: The global pandemic has lead to a surge in some types of emergency admissions at Orange Health Service, and a decrease in others. Photo: JUDE KEOGH.

Emergency Department presentations at Orange Health Service have plummeted in most categories, with the Covid-19 pandemic responsible for the remarkable change in figures, which include a nearly 50% increase in non-urgent presentations to the hospital's Emergency Department.

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