Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 22 October 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2015–16, there were about 10.6 million separations in Australia’s public and private hospitals—about 59% occurred in public hospitals. There were 30 million days of patient care reported for admitted patients—20.2 million in public hospitals and 9.7 million in private hospitals. Between 2011–12 and 2015–16: the number of separations rose by 3.5% on average each year; the number of public patient separations rose by an average of 2.9% each year, compared with 5.5% per year for separations paid for by private health insurance; the median waiting time for elective surgery for public patients in a public hospital was 42 days, while it was 20 days for patients who used private health insurance to fund all or part of their admission.
- ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-116-3
- Cat. no: HSE 185
- Pages: 290
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10.6 million separations in Australia’s public and private hospitals
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59% of separations occurred in public hospitals
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30 million days of patient care reported —20.2 million in public hospitals and 9.7 million in private hospitals
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Waiting time for elective surgery in public hospitals was shorter for people using private health insurance