Private Hospitals

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Private Hospitals
Service Provision

• APHA Facts on Private Hospitals

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About this document

• Private hospitals are a vital partner with the
  public sector in the provision of a wide range of
  services. Contrary to the views expressed by some
  commentators, the private hospitals sector DOES
  NOT merely provide profitable services
  (whatever these may actually be).
• The following slides describe the services
  provided by the private hospitals sector in
  Australia. Detailed interpretative notes are
  provided in the comments accompanying each slide.
  
• The data has been sourced from
• Australian Hospital Statistics, published by
  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  (AIHW).

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Admitted Patient Care

• The private hospitals sector treat 40 of all
  patients in Australia.

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Patient Days

• The private hospital sectors provide more than
  30 of all patient days in Australia.

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Hospital Beds

• Private hospitals and day surgeries provide 1 out
  of every 3 beds in Australia.

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Service Categories

• Private hospitals and day surgeries provide the
  following broad categories of service

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Private Hospital patient Cohorts
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Elective Surgery

• Private hospitals and day surgeries perform 2 out
  of every 3 elective surgeries.

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Chemotherapy Treatment

• Private hospitals and day clinics provide more
  than 45 of chemotherapy treatments.

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Eye Surgery

• Private hospitals and day surgeries perform 70
  of eye surgeries.

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Cardiac Procedures

• Private hospitals perform 47 of heart surgeries.

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Rehabilitation Services

• Private hospitals treat more than 70 of people
  admitted for rehabilitation.

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Psychiatric Services

• Private psychiatric hospitals care for 30,000
  people every year.

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Serving Older Australians

• Private hospitals and day surgeries admitted 4
  out of every 10 patients age over 65.

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Serving Australian Veterans

• Private hospitals and day surgeries admitted 6
  out of every 10 DVA patients.

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Sources

• AIHW (2010-11a). Australian Institute of Health
  and Welfare. Australian Hospital Statistics.
• AIHW (2010-11b). Australian Institute of Health
  and Welfare . Australia's hospitals at a glance.
• PMHA-ASR (2010-2011). Private Mental Health
  Alliance - Annual Statistical Report