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March 25, 2026Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Ensuring Staffing Keeps Pace with Growth in Attendances! Historic Attendance Trend Analysis with Implications for Future Staffing.

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MMMichael MolloyMMMichael MolloyJWJames Wu

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Overview

Trend analysis evaluates future emergency department attendance and staffing needs, indicating critical management requirements.

Key Points

  • This analysis aims to evaluate the historical trends in emergency department attendances and predict future staffing needs.
  • Conducted trend analysis of attendance reports over a 10-year period (2014-2024)
  • Utilized Excel for data analysis and visualization of attendance patterns
  • Examined monthly attendance fluctuations and identified peak attendance months
  • Monthly attendances increased from 2657 in 2014 to 4744 in 2024
  • The first month with over 3,000 attendances was June 2015, with consistent numbers thereafter
  • May 2024 marked the first month with more than 5,000 attendances, indicating a growing trend

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Molloy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37acab34aaaeb1a67ca1dhttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x26102763
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