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Australia's hospitals 2014–15 at a glance

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Release Date: 29 Jul 2016
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016. Australia's hospitals 2014–15 at a glance. Cat. no. HSE 175. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australia’s hospitals 2014–15 at a glance provides summary information on Australia’s public and private hospitals. In 2014–15, there were 10.2 million hospitalisations, including 2.5 million involving surgery. Public hospitals provided care for 7.4 million presentations to emergency departments, with 74% of patients seen within recommended times for their triage category and about 73% completed within 4 hours. This publication is a companion to the 2014–15 Australian hospital statistics suite of publications.

  • ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)
  • ISBN: 978-1-74249-967-3
  • Cat. no: HSE 175
  • Pages: 36
Findings from this report:
  • The average length of stay was over 5 days (5.7 days in public hospitals; 5.2 days in private hospitals)

  • 41% were for people aged over 65

  • 1 in 4 hospitalisations were emergency admissions

  • 1 in 4 hospitalisations involved surgery. 60% of surgery took place in private hospitals

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  • Contents
    • Table of contents
    • Introduction
    • Hospital resources
    • What services do Australia's hospitals provide?
    • Emergency department services
    • Outpatient clinics
    • Admitted patient care
    • Surgery in Australia’s hospitals
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Report editions

Newer releases

  • Australia's hospitals at a glance 2018-19 16 Sep 2020
  • Hospitals at a glance 2017–18 23 Aug 2019
  • Australia's hospitals at a glance 2016–17 27 Jun 2018
  • Australia's hospitals at a glance 2015–16 20 Jul 2017

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Australia's hospitals 2014–15 at a glance

29 Jul 2016

Previous releases

  • Australia's hospitals 2013–14: at a glance 23 Jun 2015
  • Australia's hospitals at a glance 2012–13 30 Apr 2014
  • Australia's hospitals 2011–12: at a glance 19 Apr 2013
  • Australia's hospitals 2010–11 at a glance 30 Apr 2012
  • Australia's hospitals 2009–10 at a glance 29 Apr 2011
  • Australia's hospitals 2008–09 at a glance 17 Jun 2010

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