Australia's Hospitals at a Glance 2015-16

Australia's hospitals 2015-16 at a glance provides summary information on Australia's public and private hospitals.
   * In 2015-16, there were 10.6 million hospitalisations (6.3 million in public hospitals, 4.3 million in private hospitals).
   * The average length of stay was over 5 days (5.7 days in public hospitals; 5.2 days in private hospitals).
   * 1 in 4 hospitalisations involved a surgical procedure.
   * 27% were emergency admissions.
   * 149,000 hospitalisations involved a stay in intensive care.    
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