4390.0 - Private Hospitals, Australia, 2011-12 Quality Declaration 
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HOSPITAL CHARACTERISTICS

In 2011-12, 44.8% (126) of all Acute and psychiatric hospitals had a dedicated day surgery unit. Acute and psychiatric hospitals in New South Wales were the least likely to have a labour ward (19.1%), while two thirds of the hospitals in the smallest states and territories category had labour wards.

TABLE 2.10: PRIVATE ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, Specialised wards and facilities(a)—States and territories—2011–12
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas., NT & ACT(b)
Aus.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.

Labour wards
17
17
14
6
9
6
69
Psychiatric wards/drug and alcohol units (c)
21
12
9
np
6
np
53
Emergency departments (d)
3
7
7
np
3
np
23
Dedicated day surgery unit
37
33
26
10
13
7
126
Neonatal intensive care unit
np
np
np
np
7
np
57
Separate intensive care unit (ICU)
13
10
11
5
np
np
43
Separate coronary care unit (CCU)
9
10
8
np
np
np
33
Combined ICU/CCU
3
np
6
np
np
np
18
High dependency unit
18
20
10
6
np
np
59
Obstetric/maternity service
4
np
7
np
8
-
25
Specialised paediatric service
18
17
15
5
np
np
70
Cardiac surgery unit
6
5
10
-
np
-
25
Maintenance renal dialysis
5
np
np
4
np
-
23
Oncology unit
4
np
7
-
np
np
14
Rehabilitation unit
16
22
28
7
np
np
82
Sleep centre
41
24
19
3
np
np
96
Residential aged care service (e)
18
19
np
np
np
np
65
Geriatric assessment unit
-
np
np
np
np
-
12
Domiciliary care service
np
np
3
np
3
-
np
Hospice/palliative care unit
np
np
np
np
np
np
np
Other specialised units/wards (f)
27
26
32
9
np
np
111
All private acute and psychiatric hospitals (g)
89
79
54
28
22
9
281

— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated

(a) Number of hospitals with specialised wards, units and facilities. Not every hospital has specialised wards, units and facilities. Some hospitals have more than one type of specialised wards, units and facilities and these are counted in more than one row.
(b) 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.
(c) Number of hospitals with a psychiatric unit and/or drug and alcohol unit.
(d) Bona fide emergency departments. For definition of emergency departments, see Glossary.
(e) Including only those residential aged care service which are an integral part of the hospital.
(f) For definition of other specialised units/wards, see Glossary.
(g) Not every hospital has specialised wards, units and facilities. Some hospitals have more than one type of specialised wards, units and facilities and these are counted in more than one row.



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