Table 1

 Number of units and of patients per specialty

MedicineUnitsPatientsSurgeryUnitsPatients
Cardiology26892Digestive and vascular surgery311154
Amalgamated medical speciality14529Amalgamated surgical speciality20818
Gastroenterology14426Orthopaedic surgery20818
Internal medicine12345Cardiothoracic surgery9322
Pneumology10315Gynaecology9219
Paediatrics10259Urology8364
Medical intensive care10154Neurosurgery6167
Geriatrics8202Surgical intensive care683
Neonatal intensive care7105Postoperative continuous monitoring668
Neurology6152Paediatric surgery6221
Oncology695Plastic surgery5106
Endocrinology5130ENT and maxillofacial surgery5145
Rheumatology479Intensive care463
Infectious disease4102Ophthalmology4191
Dermatology462Stomatology354
Nephrology363Continuous monitoring215
Continuous monitoring322
Palliative care214
Total (medicine)1483946Total (surgery)1444808