Strap yourself in. Tractor has some questions for @BradHazzard and @NSWHealth.
So, NSW has suddenly stopped reporting how many Covid patients are being treated via Hospital in the Home.
So, NSW has suddenly stopped reporting how many Covid patients are being treated via Hospital in the Home.
The last reported figure (to Sep 14) was nearly 3912 people - nearly four times the number of people being treated for Covid as hospital inpatients.
Now, that info has vanished from the report. The new report has some important fine print.
Now, that info has vanished from the report. The new report has some important fine print.
Particularly given that one major Sydney hospital “outsourced” about 100 of its inpatients last week. The majority went to private hospitals, and the rest went to rehab facilities.
This, obviously, resulted in a big drop in the total number of Covid patients in its care.
This, obviously, resulted in a big drop in the total number of Covid patients in its care.
Making things even more intriguing is that NSW Health has an extremely broad - and baffling - definition of Covid patients “being cared for outside a hospital setting”.
This accounts for a whopping 14,447 people.
This accounts for a whopping 14,447 people.
A subset of this group is Out of Hospital Care. This includes *everyone* outsourced to a private hospital, along with the thousands of Hospital in the Home patients, plus people in medi-hotels.
Long story short: is NSW being creative with its hospitalisation numbers? Why would someone in a private hospital not be counted among NSW’s hospitalisations?
Some follow-up info to come:
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