Table 2 shows the number of new accident & emergency attenders at the 2 locations between 31 March 1995 and 31 March 1998.Table 11995-98 New Out-Patient Referrals and In-Patient & Day Case Discharges for the Ayr Hospital and Crosshouse Hospital by Health Board of ResidenceYearLocationHealth Board of ResidenceAll Areas of ResidenceScotlandArgyll & ClydeeAyr & ArranBordersDumfries & GallowayFifeForth ValleyGrampianGreater GlasgowHighlandLanarkLothianOrkneyShetlandTaysideWestern IslesOther1995 Out-PatientsAyr Hospital26,46826,3881826,1161169424342269--3-80 Crosshouse Hospital35,11133,0943032,96021142647229----117In-PatientsAyr Hospital22,57822,2866221,703216414171916777732-1201292 Crosshouse Hospital26,84526,6837626,26876889181278581811142162Day CasesAyr Hospital6,8906,88936,831-44--46--1----1 Crosshouse Hospital9,8029,78479,773-5-219-1-----4 1996 Out-PatientsAyr Hospital28,61128,5021828,01523674653062510-212-109 Crosshouse Hospital35,71435,6993835,537-22127523323--1115In-PatientsAyr Hospital20,08719,7875419,211321426161411857426-3203100 Crosshouse Hospital27,29127,1217326,6941102121712122858191-2-170Day CasesAyr Hospital11,65511,652811,540-74-19-4133----3 Crosshouse Hospital10,68810,671910,639131--15-32----15 1997 Out-PatientsAyr Hospital30,14730,0393129,49814067574212212-16-108 Crosshouse Hospital38,56538,5184238,334135456534246-- 44-47In-PatientsAyr Hospital21,48521,1805220,5662267211517123963251-181305 Crosshouse Hospital28,07127,9336427,511279111411143135028--61138Day CasesAyr Hospital13,96713,9611013,841-99---9--2- -- - ---6 Crosshouse Hospital11,02811,0241010,973-6-1-27-61----4 1998* Out-PatientsAyr Hospital30,99830,9232630,325-4896723612011----75 Crosshouse Hospital31,80931,7914431,624136212511168----18In-PatientsAyr Hospital22,82522,5504621,8605330171917123117237--121275 Crosshouse Hospital28,77328,5936428,16526441013174104129--161180Day CasesAyr Hospital15,62015,612615,455-126-101101-3----8 Crosshouse Hospital12,06012,0421311,998-9-1-13-31--2-18* Provisional Source: ISD Scotland Table 2Accident and Emergency New Patient Attendances at Ayrshire & Arran Health Board area hospitals; by year 31 March 1995 to 31 March 1998 New Patients 1995199619971998The Ayr Hospital 34,125 37,398 39,282 42,157Crosshouse Hospital 48,208 50,356 49,785 52,585 Source: ISD Scotland Form ISD(S)1 SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE S1W-00930