This report shows the average length of time spent in 125 of Australia’s largest public hospitals for 16 selected conditions and procedures including childbirth, gall bladder removal and hip replacement. Focusing on patients who spent at least one night in hospital, the report finds that the average length of stay can vary by as much three or four times.
This publication was originally published by the National Health Performance Authority, which transferred its activities to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on 1 July 2016.