The choice of alternatives to acute hospitalization: a descriptive study from Hallingdal, Norway

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Table 1 Demographic and geographical data of the six municipalities in Hallingdal

Municipality	Number of inhabitants	Inhabitants>80 years	Inhabitants>80 years per 100 inhabitants	Health care needs index	Distance in km to RS	Distance in km to HSS
A	1000	83	8.3	1.18	85	77
B	3445	245	7.1	1.07	118	46
C	4572	264	5.7	1.04	137	25
D	2140	91	4.3	0.88	165	49
E	4713	313	6.6	1.05	162	0
F	4453	253	5.7	1.03	187	26
Sum	20,323	1249	6.1

Total population and population >80 years of age in the six municipalities in Hallingdal. The Health Care Needs Index (HCNI) [8] values are reported relative to the national level, which is set at 1.0. Distances are from the municipality centre to Ringerike Sykehus (RS) and Hallingdal Sjukestugu (HSS).

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