Table 6 Public and private hospital average available beds and number of average available beds per 1000 population, by State and Territory, 2011-12a, b Unit NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Public hospitals Number of beds in no. 19 239 13 218 10 804 5 463 5 045 1 178 939 696 56 582 public acute hospitals Number of beds in no. 834 152 441 214 187 10 .. .. 1 838 public psychiatric hospitals Public acute beds rate 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.6 3.0 2.5 per 1000 population Public psychiatric rate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 .. .. 0.1 – – beds per 1000 population Private hospitalsc Number of beds in no. na na na na na na na na 2 957 private day hospitals Number of beds in no. 6 704 6 629 6 000 na 1 911 na na na 25 394 other private hospitals Private rate na na na na na na na na 0.1 day hospital beds per 1000 population Other private rate 0.9 1.2 1.3 .. 1.2 na na na 1.1 hospital beds per 1000 population Total Number of beds no. na na na na na na na na 86 771 Beds per 1000 rate na na na na na na na na 3.9 population a The number of average available beds presented here may differ from the counts published elsewhere. For example counts based on bed numbers at a specified date such as 30 June may differ from the average available beds over the reporting period. b Average available beds per 1000 population is reported as a crude rate based on the estimated resident population as at 30 June 2011. c Data from ABS (2012) Private hospitals Australia 2010-11 (Cat. no. 4390.0). Nil or rounded to zero. na Not available. .. Not applicable. – Source: AIHW (2013) Australian Hospital Statistics 2011-12, Cat. no. HSE 134, chapter 4, table 4.4. Hospitals provide different services depending on where they are located, their size, and the way in which they are funded (DoHA 2010). Public hospitals can be broadly categorised into similar groups called peer groups. Examining peer groups allows for more meaningful comparisons (AIHW 2011b). Public hospital peer groups are based on a range of factors, including the range of admitted patient
Table 6 Public and private hospital average available beds and number of average available beds per 1000 population, by State and Territory, 2011-12a, b Unit NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust Public hospitals Number of beds in public acute hospitals no. 19 239 13 218 10 804 5 463 5 045 1 178 939 696 56 582 Number of beds in public psychiatric hospitals no. 834 152 441 214 187 10 .. .. 1 838 Public acute beds per 1000 population rate 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.6 3.0 2.5 Public psychiatric beds per 1000 population rate 0.1 – 0.1 0.1 0.1 – .. .. 0.1 Private hospitalsc Number of beds in private day hospitals no. na na na na na na na na 2 957 Number of beds in other private hospitals no. 6 704 6 629 6 000 na 1 911 na na na 25 394 Private day hospital beds per 1000 population rate na na na na na na na na 0.1 Other private hospital beds per 1000 population rate 0.9 1.2 1.3 .. 1.2 na na na 1.1 Total Number of beds no. na na na na na na na na 86 771 Beds per 1000 population rate na na na na na na na na 3.9 a The number of average available beds presented here may differ from the counts published elsewhere. For example counts based on bed numbers at a specified date such as 30 June may differ from the average available beds over the reporting period. b Average available beds per 1000 population is reported as a crude rate based on the estimated resident population as at 30 June 2011. c Data from ABS (2012) Private hospitals Australia 2010-11 (Cat. no. 4390.0). – Nil or rounded to zero. na Not available. .. Not applicable. Source: AIHW (2013) Australian Hospital Statistics 2011-12, Cat. no. HSE 134, chapter 4, table 4.4. Hospitals provide different services depending on where they are located, their size, and the way in which they are funded (DoHA 2010). Public hospitals can be broadly categorised into similar groups called peer groups. Examining peer groups allows for more meaningful comparisons (AIHW 2011b). Public hospital peer groups are based on a range of factors, including the range of admitted patient
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