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Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 22 October 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
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.
10.6 million separations in Australia’s public and private hospitals
59% of separations occurred in public hospitals
30 million days of patient care reported —20.2 million in public hospitals and 9.7 million in private hospitals
Waiting time for elective surgery in public hospitals was shorter for people using private health insurance
Admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics