SPMHS Inpatient Length of Stay 2016
The following Tables present the 2016 average length of stay (ALOS) for adult inpatients (over 18 years of age) and adolescent inpatients (under 18 years of age) across all approved centres. The analysis and presentation of inpatient length of stay was informed by the methodology used by the Health Research Board which records the number and percentage of discharges within temporal categories from under 1 week up to 5 years.
SPMHS Length of Stay (LOS) for Adults
| 2016 Adults | Number of Discharges | Percentage |
| Under 1 week | 524 | 18% |
| 1 -<2 weeks | 267 | 9% |
| 2-<4 weeks | 556 | 19% |
| 4-<5 weeks | 376 | 13% |
| 5-<6 weeks | 321 | 11% |
| 6-<7 weeks | 250 | 8% |
| 7-<8 weeks | 181 | 6% |
| 8-<9 weeks | 142 | 5% |
| 9-<10 weeks | 91 | 3% |
| 10-<11 weeks | 74 | 2% |
| 11 weeks -< 3 months | 86 | 3% |
| 3-<6 months | 105 | 4% |
| 6-12 months | 6 | 0.2% |
| Total Number of Adult Discharges 2016 | 2979 | 100% |
SPMHS Length of Stay (LOS) for Adolescents (WGAU)
| 2016 WG | Number of Discharges | Percentage |
| Under 1 week | 6 | 7% |
| 1 -<2 weeks | 1 | 1% |
| 2-<4 weeks | 5 | 6% |
| 4-<5 weeks | 6 | 7% |
| 5-<6 weeks | 8 | 10% |
| 6-<7 weeks | 4 | 5% |
| 7-<8 weeks | 6 | 7% |
| 8-<9 weeks | 8 | 10% |
| 9-<10 weeks | 5 | 6% |
| 10-<11 weeks | 6 | 7% |
| 11 weeks -< 3 months | 14 | 17% |
| 3-<6 months | 12 | 15% |
| Total Number of Adolescent Discharges 2016 | 81 | 100% |