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During 2021, 89.357 discharges were issued to in-patients, i.e., to patients who stayed at the hospital for at least one night. Of the total number of in-patient discharges, a percentage of 46,0% referred to the hospitals of the State Health Service Organisation (SHSO), whereas the remaining 54,0% referred to the private hospitals contracted with the GHS. 
The highest share of discharges among in-patients was issued from the
speciality of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with 15,7%, followed by the
specialities of General Surgery with 14,9%, Pathology with 12,1%, Cardiology
with 11,4% and Orthopaedics with 9,1%. The term speciality refers to the
speciality of the physician who submitted the claim for the incident. It
should be stated that for each discharge it is possible to submit only one
claim, exclusively from the physician to whom the incident has been assigned,
regardless of whether during the hospitalization the patient also received
health care services from physicians of other specialities. 
According to the diagnosis at discharge, the diseases of the respiratory
system and diseases of the circulatory system recorded the same percentage of
12,7%, followed by neoplasms with 11,7%, the diseases of the digestive system
with 11,1%, pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium with 10,5%, the diseases
of the genitourinary system with 9,4% and injury, poisoning and certain other
consequences of external causes with 9,2%. 
Day-care patient
discharges from Hospitals contracted with the General Healthcare System (GHS) During 2021, 231.109 discharges
were issued to day-care patients, namely to patients admitted in a hospital,
received a planned medical care and were discharged at the same day. Of the
discharges issued to day-care patients, a percentage of 62,7% referred to
SHSO hospitals, whereas the remaining percentage of 37,3% referred to private
hospitals contracted with the GHS.  As regards the discharges by the physician’s speciality, the speciality of Nephrology recorded the highest percentage of 50,1%, followed by Pathological Oncology with 14,5% and Haematology with 7,5%.  Out-patient Attendances During 2021 a total of
7.202.579 out-patient attendances were recorded compared to 6.016.478 in
2020, recording an increase of 19,7%. Of the total number of
out-patient attendances, 951.872 (percentage of 13,2%) were performed at the
out-patient departments of SHSO hospitals and health centres, whereas
6.250.707 (percentage of 86,8%) were performed to physicians of the private
sector contracted with the GHS. For 2020 the respective figures were 16,3%
and 83,7%. As regards the type of health
care provider, of the out-patient attendances to personal doctors, a
percentage of 14,3% was performed at SHSO hospitals and health centres,
whereas the remaining percentage of 85,7% was performed to physicians of the
private sector contracted with the GHS. The respective figures for 2020 were
16,8% and 83,2%. Of the out-patient attendances
to special doctors, a percentage of 12,3% was performed at SHSO hospitals and
health centres, whereas the remaining percentage of 87,7% was performed to
physicians of the private sector contracted with the GHS. The respective
figures for 2020 were 15,9% and 84,1%.
Deaths by Cause of Death In 2021, 7.326 deaths have been
recorded, including all deaths of residents, as well as non-residents dying
in Cyprus. A percentage of 53,1% of total deaths (3.889 deaths) referred to
men, whereas 46,9% (3.437 deaths) referred to women. The main causes of death
were diseases of the circulatory system (25,4%), neoplasms (22,6%),
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and as well as COVID-19 (8,5%
respectively) and diseases of the respiratory system (7,2%). Other causes of
death follow with lower frequencies. Methodological
information Definitions In-patient – Is a person who
has been through the full admission procedure in a hospital, stayed at the
hospital for treatment for at least one night and for whom a “Patient’s File”
has been prepared. Day-care patient – Is a person
who has been through the full admission procedure in a hospital, was admitted
and discharged at the same day and for whom a “Patient´s File” has been
prepared. Discharge – Is the conclusion
of a period of in-patient care, irrespective of whether the patient returned
home, was sent to another hospital, left the hospital without medical advice
or died. Out-patient attendance – Is the
visit of the patient to an out-patient department of a hospital, clinic or
the visit to a medical office.
Coverage: Up to May 2019,
medical care in Cyprus was provided through the public and private sector
health services. From June 2019 the gradual implementation of the GHS began,
firstly at the level of the primary care (out-patient visits) and from June 2020,
at the level of in-patient and day-care. The figures included at the
present press release refer to the primary care and the in-patient and
day-care provided from all medical institutions contracted with the GHS i.e.,
medical institutions of the SHSO and of the private sector, in the Government
controlled areas. In-patient and day-care patient
discharges: Data on patients who are admitted for treatment and discharged
from the hospitals contracted with the GHS have been obtained from the IT
system of the HIO. Out-patient attendances: The
data on out-patient attendances performed at the hospitals and physicians’
offices contracted with the GHS have been obtained from the IT system of the
HIO. Causes of death: The source is
the Cause of Death Register owned by the Health Monitoring Unit of the
Ministry of Health. The total number of deaths recorded in the register,
includes all deaths occurring in Cyprus, both of residents and non-residents,
as well as deaths of Cypriot residents occurring abroad.
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