HOSPITALS, BEDS AND CHAIRS
In 2011-12, there were 252 Acute private hospitals across Australia, up from 251 in 2010-11. The number of Psychiatric hospitals increased by one from 28 in 2010-11 to 29 in 2011-12.
About three quarters (76.9%) of Acute and psychiatric hospitals in Australia were located in metropolitan areas in 2011-12.
In 2011-12, 14.6% of all Acute and psychiatric hospitals were co-located with a public hospital. New South Wales had the highest number of co-located hospitals (14) followed by Victoria (7).
The most common hospital size in Acute and psychiatric hospitals across Australia was 51-100 beds. Nearly a third (31.0%) of the hospitals fell into this group. Queensland had the greatest number of hospitals with over 200 beds (7).
There were 24,326 beds available in Acute hospitals in Australia during 2011-12, and 1,705 beds for Psychiatric hospitals over the same period. More than three quarters of the beds in the Acute hospital sector were in New South Wales, Victoria or Queensland (75.7%). The same state pattern was evident in the Psychiatric hospital sector (83.9% for those three states). There were 565 more Acute beds available in 2011-12 than in 2010-11, an increase of 2.4%, with New South Wales adding 259 beds and Victoria adding 193 beds over this period. The number of psychiatric hospital beds increased by 72 beds (4.4%) between 2010-11 and 2011-12, with New South Wales adding 32 new beds.
TABLE 2.3: PRIVATE ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND BEDS(a), States and territories—2011–12
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| | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas., NT & ACT(b) | Australia |
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| | Hospitals (no.) |
Type of hospital |
| Acute | 79 | 72 | 48 | np | 19 | np | 252 |
| Psychiatric | 10 | 7 | 6 | np | 3 | np | 29 |
| Total acute and psychiatric | 89 | 79 | 54 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 281 |
Location |
| Metropolitan (c) | 72 | 62 | 37 | np | 18 | np | 216 |
| Rural (c) | 17 | 17 | 17 | np | 4 | np | 65 |
Co-located with a public hospital | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
Hospital size (a) |
| 0–25 beds | 15 | 15 | 9 | np | 3 | np | 50 |
| 26–50 beds | 19 | 19 | 8 | np | 6 | np | 59 |
| 51–100 beds | 36 | 19 | 16 | np | 4 | np | 87 |
| 101–200 beds | 13 | 21 | 14 | np | 3 | np | 58 |
| Over 200 beds | 6 | 5 | 7 | np | 6 | np | 27 |
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| | Beds (no.) |
Type of hospital |
| Acute hospitals | 6 464 | 6 373 | 5 586 | np | 3 127 | np | 24 326 |
| Psychiatric hospitals | 531 | 468 | 431 | np | 157 | np | 1 705 |
| Total beds | 6 995 | 6 841 | 6 017 | np | 3 284 | np | 26 031 |
Location |
| Metropolitan (c) | 6 005 | 6 042 | 5 006 | 1 736 | np | np | 22 719 |
| Rural (c) | 990 | 799 | 1 011 | np | np | np | 3 312 |
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| | Proportion of all private acute and psychiatric hospitals (%) |
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Hospitals | 31.7 | 28.1 | 19.2 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 100 |
Beds (a) | 26.9 | 26.3 | 23.1 | np | np | np | 100 |
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np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Based on the number of available beds (average for the year).
(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) Metropolitan and rural are two classifications included in the newly introduced Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). See Glossary for further information. |
Private Acute and psychiatric hospitals in Australia can be divided into the 'For profit' and 'Not for profit' sectors. More than half (59.1%) of the private Acute and psychiatric hospitals in Australia in 2011-12 operated on a For profit basis. A further 29.9% were Religious or charitable Not for profit hospitals, with the remainder being considered Other Not for profit hospitals. In New South Wales 78.7% of the Acute and psychiatric hospitals were For profit institutions, substantially higher than in Victoria (58.2%) and Western Australia (54.5%).
The majority of Acute and psychiatric hospitals operating for profit in Australia during 2011-12 were located in metropolitan areas (87.3%), a higher proportion than for Religious or charitable Not for profit hospitals (66.7%) and Other Not for profit hospitals (48.4%).
The most common hospital size was 51-100 beds in For profit hospitals (35.5%), and 101-200 beds in Religious or charitable Not for profit hospitals (28.6%). Other Not for profit hospitals tended to have fewer beds, with 48.4% having 0-25 beds.
The total number of beds in Acute and psychiatric hospitals has increased by 2.5% to 26,031 in 2011-12. The number of beds in the For profit sector increased by 4.0% to 14,051 beds, while the Religious or charitable Not for profit sector recorded a 9.0% decrease.
The proportion of beds in Acute and psychiatric hospitals located in metropolitan areas ranged from 92.1% in For profit hospitals to 80.4% in Religious or charitable Not for profit hospitals.
TABLE 2.4: PRIVATE ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, Australia—Sector(a)—2011–12
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| | For profit | Religious or charitable | Other (b) | Total |
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| | Hospitals |
New South Wales | 70 | 16 | 3 | 89 |
Victoria | 46 | 20 | 13 | 79 |
Queensland | np | np | np | 54 |
South Australia | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
Western Australia | 12 | np | np | 22 |
Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (c) | np | np | np | 9 |
Australia | 166 | 84 | 31 | 281 |
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Location | | | | |
| Metropolitan (d) | 145 | 56 | 15 | 216 |
| Rural (d) | 21 | 28 | 16 | 65 |
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Hospital size (e) | | | | |
| 0–25 beds | 21 | 14 | 15 | 50 |
| 26–50 beds | 44 | 11 | 4 | 59 |
| 51–100 beds | 59 | 23 | 5 | 87 |
| 101–200 beds | np | 24 | np | 58 |
| Over 200 beds | np | 12 | np | 27 |
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| | Beds (no.) |
Location | | | | |
| Metropolitan (d) | 12 934 | 7 784 | 2 001 | 22 719 |
| Rural (d) | 1 117 | 1 902 | 293 | 3 312 |
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| Total beds (e) | 14 051 | 9 686 | 2 294 | 26 031 |
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np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) For definition of 'For Profit/not for profit sector', see Glossary.
(b) Comprising bush nursing, community and memorial hospitals.
(c) 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.
(d) Metropolitan and rural are two classifications included in the newly introduced Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). See Glossary for further information.
(e) Based on available beds (average for the year). |