Understanding the context of hospital transfers and away-from-home hospitalisations for Māori

Cormack D, Masters-Awatere B, Lee A, Rata A, Boulton A. Understanding the context of hospital transfers and away-from-home hospitalisations for Māori. The New Zealand Medical Journal. 2022 Nov 11;135(1565):41-50.

In this paper, 10% of acute hospital admissions, transfers and arranged admissions for Māori are to hospitals outside of their home domicile which increases with higher levels of deprivation. With around 25% of Māori living rurally the burden of travel is even greater. Let’s hope Te Whatu Ora & Te Aka Whai Ora make this a priority in addressing health disparities.

Read the full paper here.