Statistics Norway

Specialist health service

3 Number of assignments accomplished in the air ambulance, by type of assignment and by regional health enterprise. 2009
Regional health enterprise Total number of assignments accomplished Primary assignment1 Secondary assignment2 Other3
The whole country 17 374 7 611 5 613 4 150
Helseregion Sør-Øst 4 4 621 2 230 1 150 1 241
Helseregion Vest 2 417 1 641  538  238
Helseregion Midt-Norge 3 056 1 113 1 064  879
Helseregion Nord 7 280 2 627 2 861 1 792
1  Primary assignment: Directly to the patient.
2  Secondary assignment: Between health institutions.
3  Other: The deviation between accomplished assignments and primary/secondary assignments.
4  From 2007, after the fusion of Helse Sør RHF and Helse Øst RHF to Helse Sør-Øst RHF.
Source: Helseforetakenes nasjonale luftambulansetjeneste ANS 2009.

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