As at 30 June 2006, there were 1,250 public hospital beds available in Tasmania. Some 43.0% of these were located in hospitals in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, 33.2% were in Northern Region hospitals, and 23.8% were in hospitals in the Mersey-Lyell Region.
Of the 1,250 public hospital beds in Tasmania, 97.2% were used for acute purposes.
PUBLIC HOSPITAL BEDS, Tasmanian regions - 30 June 2006 |
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| | | Beds available
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| | | Acute | Other | Total |
| | | | | |
Hospital | Hospital type | no. | no. | no. |
|
Greater Hobart-Southern | | | | |
| Royal Hobart | Tertiary referral | 496 | - | 496 |
| New Norfolk | District | 10 | - | 10 |
| Ouse | District | 5 | - | 5 |
| Huon District | District | 6 | - | 6 |
| Esperance MPC(a) | District | 2 | - | 2 |
| Midlands MPC(a) | District | 4 | - | 4 |
| Tasman Nursing Home | District | 2 | - | 2 |
| May Shaw Nursing Centre | District | 2 | - | 2 |
| Repatriation Centre | Palliative care | - | 10 | 10 |
| Total | . . | 527 | 10 | 537 |
Northern | | | | |
| Launceston General | General | 308 | - | 308 |
| Beaconsfield | District | 4 | - | 4 |
| Campbell Town | District | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Deloraine | District | 20 | - | 20 |
| Flinders Island MPC(a) | District | 3 | - | 3 |
| George Town | District | 15 | - | 15 |
| North East Soldier's Memorial | District | 23 | - | 23 |
| St Marys | District | 4 | - | 4 |
| St Helens | District | 10 | - | 10 |
| Toosey Memorial | District | 2 | - | 2 |
| Total | . . | 395 | 20 | 415 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | | |
| North West Regional Hospital - Burnie | General | 131 | - | 131 |
| North West Regional Hospital - Mersey | General | 110 | - | 110 |
| North West Private (contracted for public beds) | General | 14 | - | 14 |
| Smithton | District | 16 | - | 16 |
| King Island MPC(a) | District | 6 | - | 6 |
| West Coast | District | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Rosebery | District | 6 | | 6 |
| Total | . . | 293 | 5 | 298 |
Tasmania |
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1,215
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35
|
1,250
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- nil or rounded to zero
. . not applicable
Source: Department of Health and Human Services web site, http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au.
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