Learn about hospital care
Learn about hospital care in Australia, including the types of hospitals and how they're funded.
HCP data
Find out about Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data. Both public and private hospitals provide this information.
PHDB data
Learn about Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data. Only private hospitals provide this information.
List of declared hospitals
Hospitals must be officially declared by the Minister for Health and Aged Care. See the current list of declared hospitals.
Resources
Resources
HCP annual report 2022-23 – updated
This preliminary annual report of Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data outlines health statistics received from private health insurers detailing information relating to patient, medical and financial data for the 2022–23 financial year.
PHDB annual report 2022-23 – updated
This updated annual report of Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data outlines health statistics received from private hospitals detailing information relating to patient data for the 2022–23 financial year.
List of declared hospitals
The Minister for Health and Aged Care must declare a facility to be a hospital under section 121–5(6) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. View the current list of declared hospitals.
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) – Meeting Summary 27 November 2023 – Easy Read
This document, in Easy Read, summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 27 November 2023.
Did you know?
We have over 1300
hospitals in Australia, both public and private
About 32,400
hospitalisations per day happen in Australia
Around 24,100
people presented for care at public hospital emergency departments
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Australia's hospitals at a glance