Non-admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics
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Topic: Hospitals
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2017) Non-admitted patient care 2015–16: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 14 July 2026.
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In 2015–16, about 33.4 million non-admitted patient service events were provided by 604 public hospitals, including: 15.3 million service events in allied health and/or clinical nurse specialists clinics; 9.7 million service events in medical consultation clinics; 2.6 million service events in procedural clinics.
- ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-144-6
- Cat. no: HSE 188
- Pages: 72
Findings from this report:
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33.4 million non-admitted patient service events were provided by 604 public hospitals
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46% of events were in allied health and/or clinical nurse specialist clinics including midwifery and maternity
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29% of events were in medical consultation clinics including orthopaedics and medical oncology
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16% of events were for diagnostic services including pathology and general imaging