The number of days spent at the Akureyri hospital over this period is 22,252, which is about 8.4% higher than at the same time as last year. The average stay is 4.6 days.

Most of the patients were admitted to emergency ward but they represent 78,1% of the total admissions.

The inpatient units have been under much pressure, ranging from 100,8% usage of beds at the internal medicine ward and 97,5% at the surgical ward. There has also been considerable pressure on the psychiatric ward this year, with bed occupancy at 88.1% compared to 72.3% last year.

At the end of September, about 14% of inpatients in acute care units and Kristnes Hospital were waiting for a permanent place in a nursing home in Akureyri, but on average 6.6 are inpatients who are finished with treatment or awaiting rehabilitation or a place in a nursing home.

There is a 4% increase in outpatient visits, with 8,879 outpatients receiving outpatient services and 1,621 of these for cancer drugs. There are 4,680 visits to day centres.

The emergency ward has admitted 9,839 people compared to 9,130 at the same time last year, making the increase between years nearly 8% over the period. The waiting time to see a doctor in the emergency ward is about 42 minutes, 40 minutes being SAk's criteria.

There were 1,941 surgeries in January-September, and 35% of operations are emergency. There have been 246 total arthroplasty surgeries performed to date.

The number of diagnostic imaging (without mammograms) was around 30,500, on average 111 tests per day.

In the period from January to September, 307 children were born compared to 335 children at the same time last year.

There has been a significant increase in tourist arrivals during the year, with 37% increase in patients that are uninsured. Similarly, the number of individuals admitted has increased slightly during the period, although it is comparable to last year with a prominent peak during the summer months (see figure).