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Notes:
An elective admission is one that has been arranged in advance. It is not an emergency admission, a maternity admission or a transfer from a bed in another provider. The period that the PATIENT has to wait for admission depends on the demand on hospital resources and the facilities available to meet this demand. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	ELECTIVE ADMISSIONS