Private Hospital Admissions

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare looks at increased admissions in private hospitals. The report, Australian hospital statistics 2012–13: Private hospitals, shows in 2012–13, there were about 3.8 million admissions in private hospitals in Australia, making up 41% of all admissions. The areas with the highest admission rates included Noosa in Queensland, Ku-ring-gai in New South Wales and Holdfast Bay in South Australia.

Australian hospital statistics 2012–13: private hospitals, September 2014