Australian Hospital Statistics 2010-11.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare have today released their latest report on Hospital statistics, Australian hospital statistics 2010­­­–11,    The report shows:

*   Hospital admissions increased from 8.5 million to 8.9 million between 2009–10 and 2010–11 -the increase in admissions was higher in public hospitals (4.1%) than in private hospitals (3.9%)

*  The increased admissions in public hospitals were accompanied by increased spending - expenditure on public hospitals was $37 billion in 2010–11.

*  ‘Admissions for people aged 85 and over increased significantly in the 5 years to 2010–11—rising by 41% compared with an increase of about 15% for all other age groups.’

Today’s report has been released in conjunction with updates to the MyHospitals website (www.myhospitals.gov.au). A companion report, Australia’s hospitals 2010-11: at a glance, is also available.