Australia's hospitals at a glance 2015–16
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Topic: Hospitals
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Australia's hospitals at a glance 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 December 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Australia's hospitals at a glance 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's hospitals at a glance 2015–16. AIHW, 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's hospitals at a glance 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Australia's hospitals at a glance 2015–16, AIHW, Canberra.
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Australia’s hospitals 2015–16 at a glance provides summary information on Australia’s public and private hospitals. In 2015–16, there were 10.6 million hospitalisations (6.3 million in public hospitals, 4.3 million in private hospitals). The average length of stay was over 5 days (5.7 days in public hospitals; 5.2 days in private hospitals). 1 in 4 hospitalisations involved a surgical procedure. 27% were emergency admissions. 149,000 hospitalisations involved a stay in intensive care. 60% were same-day hospitalisations.
- ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-146-0
- Cat. no: HSE 189
- Pages: 40
Findings from this report:
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10.6 million hospitalisations (6.3 million in public hospitals, 4.3 million in private hospitals)
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The average length of stay was over 5 days (5.7 days in public hospitals; 5.2 days in private hospitals)
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1 in 4 hospitalisations involved surgery
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27% were emergency admissions