NAME OF COLLECTION

Private Health Establishments

Provides a measure of the contribution made by private hospital establishments to the total services provided by hospitals in Australia. Private hospitals are classified into two categories: private acute and psychiatric hospitals; and free-standing day hospital facilities. The bulk of the data are collected directly from individual hospitals but a large component (hospital morbidity data) is provided to ABS by State health authorities on behalf of individual hospitals.

Data items include:
• facilities and specialised services
• patient classification
• procedures performed
• morbidity data
• staffing and finances

State

Annual

From 1991/92
Note: Prior to 1991/92 the collection was conducted by the Department of Health and Family Services and the Australian Private Hospitals Association.

Private Hospitals, Australia (4390.0)
Hospitals, Australia (4391.0)
Private Health Establishments: Acute and Psychiatric Hospitals Data on Floppy Disk (4390.0.15.001)
Free Standing Day Hospital Facilities Data on Floppy Disk (4390.0.15.002)
Acute and Psychiatric Hospitals Data (4390.0.40.001)
Free Standing Day Hospital Facilities Data (4390.0.40.002)