Hospital admissions are reported for all community palliative care patients once they become patients of the community service for 2×12 month periods for T1 (October 2014–September 2015) and T2 (October 2015–September 2016)
| Hospital admissions | T1 | T2 | Difference |
| Caseload size for community hospice service | 1521 | 1501 | −20 |
| Number admitted to hospital at least once | 1238 | 1156 | −82 |
| Average number of hospital admissions per patient on caseload | 3.79 | 3.03 | −0.76 |
| Overall hospital admissions | 5771 | 4548 | −1223 |
| Mean length of hospital stay (days) | 6.23 | 5.99 | −0.24 |
| Admissions through ED | 3218 | 2417 | −801 |
ED, emergency department.