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Admitted patient care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics
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Topic: Hospitals
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Admitted patient care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 November 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Admitted patient care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patient care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patient care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Admitted patient care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2016–17, there were more than 11 million admissions to hospital—6.6 million in public hospitals and 4.4 million in private hospitals.
In public hospitals, a large proportion of admissions (43%) were considered emergencies, while in private hospitals admissions were more likely to be elective or other planned care.
Between 2012–13 and 2016–17, the number of hospitalisations rose by an average of 4.3% each year for public hospitals and 3.6% each year for private hospitals.
- ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-347-1
- Cat. no: HSE 201
- Pages: 340
Findings from this report:
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In 2016–17, there were 11.0 million hospitalisations in Australia’s public and private hospitals
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60% of hospitalisations occurred in public hospitals
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92% of emergency admissions were in public hospitals
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76% of childbirth hospitalisations occurred in public hospitals