澳大拉西亚急诊医学院发布报告，指出澳大利亚医疗系统在应对人口老龄化方面准备不足 1。据报告，2023至2024年度澳大利亚急诊科就诊量近900万人次，其中约四分之一为65岁以上老年人 1。超过5.3万名老年患者在急诊科等待住院床位的时间超过24小时，相比2018至2019年度增加近4万人 1。
在医疗效率方面存在明显差异。需要住院的老年患者中，仅54%能在到达急诊科后8小时内转入住院病房，而非老年患者的这一比例为71% 1。澳大拉西亚急诊医学院主席彼得·阿勒利表示，澳大利亚医疗系统尚未做好应对人口老龄化的准备 1。报告预计，到2030年，近五分之一的澳大利亚人将年满65岁，现有的医疗系统和医护队伍尚不足以应对这一人口结构变化所带来的挑战 1。
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine has released a report highlighting significant gaps in Australia's healthcare preparedness for demographic aging.1 In the 2023–2024 fiscal year, approximately one-quarter of emergency department visits involved patients aged 65 and older, with nearly 9 million emergency presentations overall.1 Among these elderly patients, over 53,510 waited longer than 24 hours for hospital admission from the emergency department, representing an increase of nearly 40,000 compared to the 2018–2019 period.1
The disparity in care is evident when examining admission timelines: only 54 percent of elderly patients requiring hospitalization were transferred to a hospital ward within 8 hours of arriving at the emergency department, significantly lower than the 71 percent rate for younger patients.1 The report indicates that Australia's existing medical infrastructure and workforce are insufficient to manage the projected demographic shift, with nearly one-fifth of the Australian population expected to reach age 65 by 2030.1 Peter Allely, chair of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, stated that Australia's healthcare system has yet to adequately prepare for the challenges posed by population aging.1
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