4390.0 - Private Hospitals, Australia, 2008-09 Quality Declaration 
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1.1 PRIVATE HOSPITALS, Summary - 2008-09
Acute and psychiatric hospitals
Free standing day hospital facilities
All private hospitals
Hospitals (no.)
New South Wales
85
91
176
Victoria
77
75
152
Queensland
54
52
106
South Australia
30
24
54
Western Australia
21
29
50
Tasmania, Northern Territory & ACT(a)
12
14
26
Australia
279
285
564
Beds/Chairs (no.)(b)
24 685
2 495
27 180
Separations ('000)
2 599.7
765.3
3 365.0
Sex ('000)(c)
Males
1 181
331
1 512
Females
1 418
434
1 852
Aged 65 and over (%)
37.4
37.3
37.3
Patient days ('000)
Same-day patient(d)
1 482
765
2 247
Overnight-stay patient
5 892
-
5 892
Total
7 374
765
8 139
Operating theatres
959
280
1 239
Staff (no.)(e)
49 415
2 700
52 114
Income(f)
Total ($'000)
8 353 310
628 594
8 981 904
Patient revenue (%)(g)
95.1
96.9
95.2
Recurrent expenditure (h)
Total ($'000)
7 631 728
505 431
8 137 159
Wages and salaries, including on-costs (%)
51.4
39.6
50.7
Gross Capital expenditure ($'000)(i)
588 772
48 301
637 073
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.
(b) Available beds/chairs (average for the year).
(c) Excludes patients with sex not stated, therefore sum may not add to total separations.
(d) Same-day patients are counted as having a stay of one day.
(e) Staff numbers represented are full-time equivalent (average for the year). Full-time equivalent represents the sum of full-time staff and full-time equivalent of part-time staff. See Glossary for further details.
(f) Income includes patient revenue, recoveries and other revenue such as investment income and income from charities, bequests, meals and accommodation but excludes revenue payments from state and territory governments. See Glossary for further information.
(g) Includes revenue received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for more information.
(h) Recurrent expenditure refers to expenditure on goods and services, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). See Glossary for more information.
(i) Gross capital expenditure refers to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information.

1.2 PRIVATE HOSPITALS, Separations - Patient insurance status(a) - Selected years.
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08(b)
2008-09
ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS (%)
Hospital insurance
81.2
82.5
83.1
na
87.6
No hospital insurance
14.9
14.3
11.8
na
11.4
Total (c)
100.0
100.0
100.0
na
100.0
FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITAL FACILITIES (%)
Hospital insurance
66.4
67.1
60.8
na
67.5
No hospital insurance
28.0
28.1
20.3
na
26.4
Total (c)
100.0
100.0
100.0
na
100.0
ALL PRIVATE HOSPITALS (%)
Hospital insurance
78.3
79.4
78.5
na
83.0
No hospital insurance
17.5
17.0
13.6
na
14.9
Total (c)
100.0
100.0
100.0
na
100.0
ALL PATIENT SEPARATIONS ('000)
Acute and psychiatric hospitals
2 238.4
2 344.9
2 419.5
na
2 599.7
Free-standing day hospital facilities
537.5
579.9
631.3
na
765.3
All private hospitals
2 775.9
2 924.8
3 050.8
na
3 365.0
na not available
(a) For definition of patient insurance status, see Glossary.
(b) Data for the 2007-08 reference year are not available. See Explanatory Notes 4-5 and 38 for further information.
(c) Total includes not stated or unknown.

1.3 Private Hospitals, Separations - Patient age and sex - 2008-09
Acute and psychiatric hospitals
Free-standing day hospital facilities
All private hospitals
Males
Females
Persons
Males
Females
Persons
Males
Females
Persons
Proportion (%)
Age group (years)
0-4
2.8
1.5
2.1
1.1
0.5
0.7
2.5
1.3
1.8
5-14
2.2
1.5
1.8
1.3
1.0
1.1
2.0
1.4
1.7
15-24
5.1
5.6
5.4
3.7
8.7
6.5
4.8
6.3
5.6
25-34
5.3
11.7
8.8
4.9
11.8
8.8
5.2
11.8
8.8
35-44
8.6
13.9
11.5
8.9
14.8
12.3
8.6
14.1
11.7
45-54
12.9
14.9
14.0
14.9
13.1
13.9
13.3
14.5
14.0
55-64
21.1
17.3
19.0
21.2
17.8
19.3
21.1
17.4
19.1
65-74
19.5
14.3
16.7
22.1
15.8
18.5
20.1
14.7
17.1
75-84
16.3
13.5
14.8
17.9
13.0
15.1
16.7
13.4
14.8
85 and over
6.2
5.6
5.9
3.9
3.5
3.7
5.7
5.1
5.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Proportion of persons
45.4
54.6
100.0
43.3
56.7
100.0
44.9
55.1
100.0
Number ('000)
All separations
1 181.4
1 418.3
2 599.7
331.0
434.3
765.3
1 512.4
1 852.6
3 365.0

1.4 PRIVATE HOSPITALS, Separations - Principal diagnosis of patient(a) - 2008-09
Acute and psychiatric hospitals
Free-standing day hospital facilities
All private hospitals
PROPORTION (%)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
0.6
0.2
0.5
Neoplasms
8.8
8.5
8.7
Diseases of the blood and blood forming organs
0.9
1.3
1.0
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
2.0
np
1.9
Mental and behavioural disorders
5.7
np
4.5
Diseases of
Nervous system
3.1
0.7
2.6
Eye and adnexa
3.1
14.1
5.6
Ear and mastoid process
0.9
0.4
0.8
Circulatory system
5.6
3.8
5.2
Respiratory system
3.4
0.5
2.7
Digestive system
12.8
19.8
14.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue
1.2
1.2
1.2
Musculosketal system and connective tissue
9.8
2.3
8.1
Genitourinary system
6.0
2.0
5.1
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
4.4
5.9
4.8
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
0.4
-
0.3
Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities
0.3
0.2
0.3
Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
5.4
5.2
5.3
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
3.7
0.7
3.0
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
21.8
30.9
23.8
Total(b)
100.0
100.0
100.0
NUMBER ('000)
Separations
2 599.7
765.3
3 365.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision-Australia Modification (ICD-10-AM). See Explanatory Notes 14-17 for further information.
(b) The total may be greater than the sum of its components as it includes separations where diagnosis was not available.

1.5 PRIVATE HOSPITALS, Procedures(a) - 2008-09
Acute and psychiatric hospitals
Free-standing day hospital facilities
All private hospitals
PROPORTION (%)
Procedures on
Nervous system
2.1
1.4
1.9
Endocrine system
0.1
-
0.1
Eye and adnexa
1.7
9.6
3.2
Ear and mastoid process
0.5
0.3
0.5
Nose, mouth and pharynx
2.0
1.2
1.9
Dental services
2.3
5.8
3.0
Procedures on
Respiratory system
0.6
-
0.5
Cardiovascular system
3.8
1.9
3.5
Blood and blood-forming organs
0.4
0.1
0.3
Digestive system
10.9
20.9
12.8
Urinary system
4.0
7.8
4.7
Male genital organs
1.1
0.7
1.0
Gynaecological procedures
3.7
6.6
4.2
Obstetric procedures
2.8
np
2.3
Procedures of musculoskeletal system
6.8
1.5
5.8
Dermatological and plastic procedures
3.8
6.2
4.2
Procedures on breast
0.7
0.5
0.6
Chemotherapeutic and radiation oncology procedures
0.1
np
0.1
Non-invasive, cognitive and interventions n.e.c.
49.4
39.7
47.6
Imaging services
3.4
0.3
2.8
Total procedures(b)
100.0
100.0
100.0
NUMBER ('000)
Total procedures
5 936.1
1 394.6
7 330.7
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision-Australia Modification (ICD-10-AM). See Explanatory Notes 14-17 for further information.
(b) The total may be greater than the sum of its components as it includes separations where type of procedure was not available.

1.6 PRIVATE HOSPITALS, Mode of patient separation - 2008-09
DISCHARGE OR TRANSFER TO
OTHER
Usual residence(a)
Residential aged care(b)
Other hospital
Died
Left against advice
Other(c)
Total separations(d)
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
New South Wales
662.7
1.4
12.7
2.2
0.7
3.2
682.8
Victoria
632.8
3.4
17.1
3.0
0.6
2.3
659.3
Queensland
578.0
1.2
6.2
4.7
0.3
5.4
595.8
South Australia
199.5
1.4
4.9
1.3
-
0.6
207.8
Western Australia
321.6
np
np
2.5
np
1.2
331.2
Tasmania, Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory(e)
120.5
np
np
np
np
np
122.8
Australia
2 515.1
9.5
45.0
np
2.0
np
2 599.7
FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITAL FACILITIES
Australia
750.8
-
14.3
np
-
np
765.3
ALL PRIVATE HOSPITALS
Australia(d)
3 265.9
9.6
59.4
14.1
2.0
14.1
3 365.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Defined as own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes primarily providing welfare services).
(b) Unless this is the usual place of residence.
(c) Including discharge or transfer to other health care accommodation, statistical discharge and not stated. For definition of statistical discharge, see Glossary.
(d) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(e) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.

1.7 PRIVATE HOSPITALS, Accreditation/Certification status(a)(b) - States and Territories - 2008-09
ACHS(c)
BENCHMARK CERTIFICATION
OTHER(d)
Accredited hospitals
Non-accredited hospitals
Accredited hospitals
Non-accredited hospitals
Accredited hospitals
Non-accredited hospitals
All private hospitals
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
New South Wales
46
39
15
70
30
55
85
Victoria
64
13
8
69
15
62
77
Queensland
47
7
5
49
6
48
54
South Australia
np
np
4
26
6
24
30
Western Australia
np
np
-
21
4
17
21
Tasmania, Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory(e)
12
-
-
12
-
12
12
Australia
211
68
32
247
63
216
279
FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITAL FACILITIES
New South Wales
41
50
20
71
36
55
91
Victoria
23
52
14
61
45
30
75
Queensland
24
28
9
43
25
27
52
South Australia
np
np
np
np
12
12
24
Western Australia
np
np
11
18
7
22
29
Tasmania, Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory(e)
6
8
np
np
-
14
14
Australia
122
163
58
227
133
152
285
ALL PRIVATE HOSPITALS
New South Wales
87
89
35
141
66
110
176
Victoria
87
65
22
130
60
92
152
Queensland
71
35
14
92
31
75
106
South Australia
37
17
np
np
18
36
54
Western Australia
33
17
11
39
11
39
50
Tasmania, Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory(e)
18
8
np
np
-
26
26
Australia
333
231
90
474
196
368
564
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Private hospitals can be accredited with more than one organisation.
(b) As at 30 June 2009.
(c) Accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (2004).
(d) Accreditation or certification with other body. For definition see accredited/certified hospitals in Glossary.
(e) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.






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