Short-term geriatric assessment units: 30 years later

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Distribution of GAU and hospitalizations according to five groupings

Groupings	GAU (n = 64)	Hospitalizations (n = 15 575)
	%	%
Regions¹
Central	36	55
Peripheral to central	23	24
Intermediate	30	18
Distant	11	3
University affiliation
Yes	30	53
No	70	47
Clinical care profile
Acute care/assessment	19	34
Mixed care	58	54
Rehabilitation	23	12
Size (number of beds)
4-9	31	10
10-15	23	17
16-20	22	32
21-40	23	41
Composition of medical staff
General practitioners	80	67
General practitioners and geriatricians	9	15
Geriatricians	11	18

¹ Central regions = Montréal, Québec, and Laval; regions peripheral to central = Chaudière-Appalaches, Lanaudière, Laurentides et Montérégie; intermediate regions = Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Mauricie-Bois-Franc, Estrie et Outaouais; and distant regions = Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

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