Institute for Health and Welfare (THL): Specialised healthcare
Institute for Health and Welfare (THL): Primary health care
Keywords
hospital care
Classifications
Geographical classification
Municipality, sub-region, region, area for the regional state administrative agency, major region, Mainland Finland/Åland, hospital district, university hospital special responsibility area, whole country
Age classification
Ages 25-64
Classification by sex
male, female, combined
Data content
The indicator gives the number of all finished periods of care for those aged 25-64 per thousand persons of the same age during the year. Population figures refer to mean population. The indicator covers hospital care in the public sector (municipalities, joint municipal boards and the state), as well as in private sector hospitals. Psychiatric hospitals and municipal health-centre wards are included, and so are deliveries. Period of care refers to a single continuous episode of hospital care, the length of which may vary from one day to several years.
Interpretation
The number of finished periods of care during the year for those aged 25-64 who have received hospital care describes not only morbidity but also reproductive health as normal deliveries are included.
Restrictions
Additional information
THL: Care Register for Social Welfare and Health Care; statistics on institutional care
Simo Pelanteri (firstname.lastname@thl.fi)
Legislation
Primary Health Care Act 28.1.1972/66 and Act on Specialised Medical Care 1.12.1989/1062. The Primary Health Care Act specifies, among other things, the municipality's obligations as to the provision of medical care and the Act on Specialised Medical Care, among other things, the hospital district's obligations as to the provision of specialised medical care in their region.
