Population Qualitative Data

Population age groups

  • Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
    • Neonate
      • Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
      • Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
    • Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
    • Children (2 to < 12 years)
    • Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
  • Adult and elderly population (≥18 years)
    • Adults (18 to < 65 years)
      • Adults (18 to < 46 years)
      • Adults (46 to < 65 years)
    • Elderly (≥ 65 years)
      • Adults (65 to < 75 years)
      • Adults (75 to < 85 years)
      • Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated percentage of the population covered by the data source in the catchment area

Although the hospital provides care for the whole population in our region and around 90% of population uses public care in our region

Description of the population covered by the data source in the catchment area whose data are not collected (e.g., people who are registered only for private care)

Virgen Macarena University Hospital provides hospital and community care services to 480,000 people. The hospital belongs to the Andalusian Public Health System as 3erd level hospital in Seville and Huelva areas (Spain). Medical specialties such as Ophthalmology, Cardiology and Neurology are recognized as national reference unit (CSUR) in Retinoblastoma, Multiple
Sclerosis, intraocular tumors and Congenital cardiac disorders. The hospital currently participates in more than 200 in phase I, II and III clinical trials and produced scientific publications with 1187 impact factor points during last year. Our EHR system has been in use for more than a decade and it contains more than 10 million episodes, 1 million discharge summaries and 1.1 million consultations.
Family linkage

Family linkage available in the data source permanently or can be created on an ad hoc basis

Permanently

Family linkage available between the following persons

Mother-child
Population

Population size

1082755

Active population size

483354

Population by age group

Age groupPopulation sizeActive population size
Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
119122
58002
Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
217
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
4753
2900
Children (2 to < 12 years)
53354
25618
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
41547
23201
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
351533
159023
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
768770
134372
Elderly (≥ 65 years)
301490
155157
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
279253
49785
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
79935
39635
Adults (85 years and over)
113714
65253