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released: 30 May 2008 author: AIHW media release

Australian hospital statistics 2006-07 continues the comprehensive reporting of statistics on Australian hospitals by the AIHW. The publication presents a detailed overview of public and private hospital activity in 2006-07 with summaries of changes over time. Statistics presented on admitted patient care include information on patient diagnoses, procedures, lengths of stay, and waiting times for elective surgery. Emergency department activity statistics include information on triage categories, waiting times and the duration of care. Clinic level information on outpatient care is also presented. A range of hospital performance indicators are reported as well as information on public hospital expenditure, resources and bed numbers. This report is a useful resource for health planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in Australia's hospitals.

ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN 978 1 74024 790 0; Cat. no. HSE 55; 400pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (163KB PDF)
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title and verso pages
    • Foreword
    • Acknowledgments
    • Contents
    • Abbreviations
    • Summary
    • Hospitals at a glance
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (88KB PDF)
    2. Overview of Australian hospitals (143KB PDF and 146KB XLS tables and figures)
    3. Public hospital establishments (120KB PDF and 106KB XLS tables and figures)
    4. Hospital performance indicators (218KB PDF and 221KB XLS tables and figures)
    5. Non-admitted patient care (211KB PDF and 278KB XLS tables and figures)
    6. Waiting times for elective surgery (127KB PDF and 163KB XLS tables and figures)
    7. Administrative data for admitted patients (193KB PDF and 237KB XLS tables and figures)
    8. Demographic profile for admitted patients (159KB PDF and 331KB XLS tables and figures)
    9. Principal diagnoses for admitted patients (206KB PDF and 373KB XLS tables and figures)
    10. Procedures for admitted patients (205KB PDF and 301KB XLS tables and figures)
    11. External causes for admitted patients (127KB PDF and 121KB XLS tables and figures)
    12. Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups for admitted patients (212KB PDF and 359KB XLS tables and figures)
  • End matter (351KB PDF)
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Technical notes (218KB XLS)
      • Appendix 2: Hospitals contributing to this report and public hospital peer groups (408KB XLS)
      • Appendix 3: National Hospital Cost Data Collection
      • Appendix 4: Service Related Groups (148KB XLS)
      • Appendix 5: Potentially preventable hospitalisations (100KB XLS)
      • Appendix 6: The state of our public hospitals, June 2008 report
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Index

Recommended citation

AIHW 2008. Australian hospital statistics 2006-07. Health services series no. 31. Cat. no. HSE 55. Canberra: AIHW.