Private hospital service provision APHA facts on private

Private hospital service provision APHA facts on private hospitals

About this document Private hospitals provide a wide range of services and are an integral part of the Australian health system. For patients, it is important to have a range of choice, so it is possible to opt for the delivery of care that is best for them. The following information describes the services provided by the private hospitals sector in Australia.

Private hospitals • Provide 2 in 5 hospitalisations (40%) in Australia • Employ 69, 299 FTE staff – including 38, 297 FTE nurses • Had an income of $15. 5 billion and capital expenditure of $0. 8 billion

Admitted patient care Private hospitals • treat 2 in 5 (40%) of all patients in Australia • account for 1 in 3 (32%) of all patient days 40% 59% Private Public

Service categories Private hospitals and day surgeries provide the following broad categories of service: Other 21% Medical 31% Childbirth 2% Rehabilitatio n 8% Mental health care 4% Surgical 34%

Private hospital patient cohorts Private health insurance 83% Self-funded 7% Department of Veterans' Affairs 4% Public patients 4% Workers compensation 1% Motor vehicle Other third party 1% personal claim 0%

Service provision • In 2016– 17, private hospitals provided procedures and treatments for 801(99%) of the 807 Australian Refined Diagnostic-Related Groups (AR-DRGs). • The 6 treatments not performed in private hospitals in 2016– 17 included: Neonatal diagnosis not consistent with age/weight Liver transplants Heart, lung or heart-and-lung transplants Allogeneic bone marrow transplant (younger than 16 or major complexity) – Cardiothoracic and vascular procedures for neonates. – –

Elective surgery Private hospitals and day surgeries perform 2 in 3 elective surgeries in Australia

Acute surgery Private hospitals and day surgeries perform 3 in 5 acute surgeries in Australia

Eye surgery Private hospitals and day surgeries perform 3 in 4 eye surgeries. 27% 73% Private Public

Cardiac procedures Private hospitals and day surgeries perform nearly half (48%) of all heart surgeries in Australia.

Rehabilitation services Private hospitals treat over 3 in 4 people admitted for rehabilitation.

Psychiatric services Private psychiatric hospitals care for more than 39, 000 people per year.

Serving older Australians Private hospitals and day surgeries treat more than 2 in 5 hospitalisations where the patient is aged 65 or older.

Serving Australian veterans Private hospitals and day surgeries admit 2 in 3 veterans who need treatment.

Sources • ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2018. Private hospitals, Australia, 2016– 17. ABS cat. no. 4390. 0. Canberra: ABS. • AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2018. Admitted patient care 2016– 17: Australian hospital statistics. Health services series no. 84. Cat. no. HSE 201. Canberra: AIHW. • PHDB Annual Report 2016– 17. Available: http: //www. health. gov. au/internet/main/publishing. nsf/C ontent/health-casemix-data-collections-publications. PHDBAnnual. Reports • PPHDRAS Annual Statistical Report: Private Hospital-based Psychiatric Services 2016 -17.