Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 03 October 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2016.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016, Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Canberra.
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Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics presents a detailed overview of public and private hospital resources in Australia. In 2014–15, there were: 698 public hospitals: with over 60,300 beds, and accounting for more than $57 billion of recurrent expenditure (including depreciation) ; 624 private hospitals: with almost 32,000 beds, and accounting for more than $12 billion of expenditure.
- ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-969-7
- Cat. no: HSE 176
- Pages: 110
Findings from this report:
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302,000 full-time equivalent staff were employed in public hospitals and 64,400 staff in private hospitals
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57% of recurrent expenditure was for admitted patient care, 17% for outpatient care and 10% for emergency care
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There were 698 public hospitals in Australia, with 60,300 hospital beds and 624 private hospitals with 32,000 beds
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Services included 81 intensive care units (level III), and 27 neonatal intensive care units (level III)