Provincial Discharge Abstract Database

Dataset Information
Name  Provincial Discharge Abstract Database
UUID  1e299fcf-5714-4ef4-8ca3-c8f33c28534d
Site  Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information
Region  Newfoundland
Description  The Provincial Discharge Abstract Database (PDAD) is the NLCHI dataset that contains demographic, clinical and administrative data collected at hospitals when patients are discharged from inpatient and surgical day care services and submitted to the CIHI Discharge Abstract Database. The PDAD captures information regarding hospitalizations of both residents of NL and non-residents receiving care in NL.
Format  None
Purpose  The information is used to support health system policy development, planning, management, evaluation and research.
Scope  Provincial
Data Level  Individual
Collection Period  01/04/1994-03/31/2021
Last Updated 2023-11-28