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
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) – Meeting Summary 25 July 2024 – Easy Read
This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 25 July 2024.
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) – Meeting Summary 25 July 2024
This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 25 July 2024
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.
Hospital funding cuts – the perfect storm – Final report
This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report Final report – Hospital funding cuts: the perfect storm:
The demolition of Federal-State health relations 2014-2016.
The demolition of Federal-State health relations 2014-2016.
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