What care was provided?

In 2014–15, Acute care (94%) was the most frequent overall type of care for all hospital separations, and 0.4% had Palliative care. Patients who died in hospital had a different profile of care: 63% (49,256) received Acute care and one-third (33%, 25,570) received Palliative care (Figure 8) in the admitted patient episode of care in which they died.

Figure 8: Proportion of hospital separations by type of care, 2014–15

This horizontal bar chart shows the proportions of hospital separations by care type for all hospital separations and for deaths in hospital. The chart shows that in 2014–15, Acute care (94%25) was the most frequent overall type of care for all hospital separations, and 0.4%25 had Palliative care. The chart shows patients who died in hospital had a different profile of care: 63%25 received Acute care and one-third (33%25) received Palliative care in the admitted patient episode of care in which they died.

Source: NHMD.

In public hospitals, 63% (39,543) of patients who died in hospital had received Acute care, and one-third (34%, 21,640) had received Palliative care. In private hospitals, 70% (9,713) of patients who died in hospital had received Acute care, and 28% (3,930) had received Palliative care (Figure 9).

Figure 9: Proportion of deaths in hospital, by sector and type of care, 2014–15

This horizontal bar chart shows the proportion of deaths in hospital by sector and type of care. The chart shows in public hospitals, 63%25 of patients who died in hospital had received Acute care, and one-third (34%25) had received Palliative care. In private hospitals, 70%25 of patients who died in hospital had received Acute care, and 28%25 had received Palliative care.

Source: NHMD.

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