Hunter New England Health

	Measure	Figures
	AHS Sites	67
	Hospitals and MPS	42
	Hospitals with newborn services	16
	Population 0-16 yrs	194,500
	ED Admissions 0 - 16 yrs	61,096
	Paediatric Unit Admissions	24,770
	Sites admitting children	15
	Designated paediatric units - level 4 and above	5
	Sites with general paediatricians	5
	Service 25% of the states Aboriginal population

	Compared to other NSW Area Health Services
	Highest rate of immunisation coverage for 12 to 15 month age group (Dec 2003)	93%
	Households income < $300/wk (4th highest proportion)	15.2%
	Households income > $1500/wk (4th lowest proportion)	12.6%
	Assaults and robberies reported to police (2nd highest proportion)	12,913
	Thefts reported to police (2nd highest proportion)	55,742
	Levels of fluoridisation of water have risen from 34.2% (2002) to 83.6% (2003)