Table 1 Hospital categorisation, daily delivery volume during the study period (n, %, min-max) and varying daily patient flow (n, %, min-max) by the size of delivery hospitals
Delivery hospital categorisation | Total delivery volume during the study period | Mean of daily deliveries | Range of daily deliveries | Range of daily deliveries by varying daily patient flow (min-max) | Daily delivery volume with varying daily patient flow (n, %) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delivery hospital category by annual delivery volume/profile | n (%) | n | min-max | Quiet days | Optimal days | Busy days | Quiet days | Optimal days | Busy days |
C1: < 1000 | 55,448 (9.2) | 2.0 | 1–10 | 1 | 2–5 | 6–10 | 7212 (13.0) | 44,056 (79.5) | 4180 (7.5) |
C2: 1000–1999 | 165,573 (27.5) | 4.6 | 1–16 | 1–2 | 3–8 | 9–16 | 14,200 (8.6) | 136,711 (82.6) | 14,662 (8.9) |
C3: 2000–2999 | 54,574 (9.1) | 4.5 | 1–19 | 1–4 | 5–11 | 12–24 | 5303 (9.7) | 42,698 (78.2) | 6573 (12.0) |
C4: ≥3000 | 108,254 (18.0) | 13.5 | 1–34 | 1–8 | 9–23 | 24–34 | 9731 (9.0) | 88,156 (81.4) | 10,367 (9.6) |
C5: University hospitals | 217,398 (36.2) | 10.8 | 1–30 | 1–7 | 8–18 | 19–30 | 24,613 (11.3) | 171,148 (78.7) | 21,637 (10.0) |
Total | 601,247 (100.0) | 7.1 | 1–34 | 1–8 | 2–23 | 6–34 | 61,059 (10.2) | 482,769 (80.3) | 57,419 (9.5) |