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By Petrina Smith
Thursday, 19 March, 2015



A new Australian Institute of ÌýHealth andÌýWelfare report shows the rate ofÌýadmissions to private hospitals is increasing Ìýfaster than admissions to public hospitals.
The AIHW report,ÌýAdmitted patient care 2013-14: Australian hospital statistics,Ìýshows that of theÌý9.7 million admissions to hospitals in 2013-2014, 5.7 million were in public hospitals and 4 million were in private hospitals.
AIHW spokesperson Jenny Hargreaves said "Between 2009-10 and 2013-14, the number of admissions increased by three per centÌýon average each year for public hospitals and 3.6Ìýper centÌýfor private hospitals".









In total, the 9.7 million hospital admissions in 2013-14 were associated with almost 27.9 million days of patient care-18.8 million and 9.1 million in public and private hospitals, respectively.
'Between 2009-10 and 2013-14, the number of days of patient care increased at a slower rate than admissions-by about one per centÌýeach year,' Ms Hargreaves said.
'Indigenous Australians were hospitalised at more than twice the rate of other Australians,' Ms Hargreaves said.
The report shows that about one in four admissions involved surgery, and 60Ìýper centÌýof these occurred in private hospitals.
"AboutÌýsix per centÌýof hospitalisations were potentially preventable and a further six per centÌýwere for injury or poisoning,"Ms Hargreaves said.
In 2013-14, the most common single reason for care was dialysis for kidney disease (1.3 million admissions) and these increased by 3.9% on average each year between 2009-10 and 2013-14.
For the first time, information is included on intensive care. In 2013-14, about two per centÌýof public hospital admissions involved a stay in an intensive care unit, with an average length of stay of just under fourÌýdays.
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