Table 2

Quantitative results for selected key performance indicators, years 2008–2017

Key performance indicator2008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Process indicators
 Mean waiting time, somatic care (days)*839310085888381786459
 Mean LOS, somatic care (days)5.85.15.15.94.84.14.14.24.34.2
 30-day readmission rate, elderly patients (%)13.213.114.211.913.913.1
Patients’ safety and outcomes indicators
 30-day survival rate after hospitalisation (%)94.894.794.795.095.194.895.295.6
 Rate of any hospital-acquired infection (%)13.013.810.79.79.59.3
 5-year relative survival after colon cancer, women (%)61.761.263.664.868.671.370.269.470.9
Financial indicators
 Annual accounts, balance (mill. NOK)−177−4328919−10055612010751
 Number of DRG points per FTE8.98.49.49.89.69.910.010.110.511.0
 Mean equity (mill. NOK)338141195341511496258389725538
  • – means data not available.

  • *Data for 2008–2010 from internal activity reports, and for 2010–2017 from the National Patient Registry.

  • DRG, diagnosis-related group; FTE, full-time equivalent; LOS, length of stay; NOK, Norwegian kroner.