Australia’s hospitals at a glance 2017–18: Australian hospital statistics provides an overview of information about Australia’s public and private hospitals. More detailed information is available in the Australian hospitals statistics suite of products.
- Cat. no: HSE 232
Findings from this report:
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11.3 million hospitalisations in public and private hospitals combined
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8 million patients presented to emergency departments
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72% of patients presenting to emergency departments were seen on time
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$71 billion (excluding depreciation) was spent on public hospital services