Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Hospital resources 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 21 March 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Hospital resources 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospital resources 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2018.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospital resources 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Hospital resources 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2016–17:
In 2016–17, Australia’s 695 public hospitals provided about 62,000 hospital beds
There were 2.6 public hospital beds for every 1,000 people in 2016–17
In 2016–17, 365,000 staff were employed in public hospital services, including 151,000 nurses
$67 billion was spent on public hospital services in 2016–17—$41 billion was spent on salaries and superannuation
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