Additional sources of data on Australian hospitals

More information about public and private hospital activity and performance can be found on websites hosted by states and territories or private hospitals. These links will take you to external webpages that may contain public statistics not directly comparable to those on MyHospitals.

New South Wales

• NSW Health reports[http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/reports/pages/default.aspx/]
• Health Statistics NSWExternal link, opens in a new window.[http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/]
• Bureau of Health InformationExternal link, opens in a new window.[http://www.bhi.nsw.gov.au/]

Victoria

• Victorian Health Services Performance website[http://performance.health.vic.gov.au/Home.aspx]

Queensland

• Queensland Hospital Performance Reports[http://www.health.qld.gov.au/performance/default.asp]

South Australia

• The Department's Health statistics[http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/Public+Content/SA+Health+Internet/About+us/Health+statistics/Health+statistics] website publishes a wide range of data on health and health services. Hospital specific data can be found in two sections:
  • SA Hospital Dashboard[http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/our+performance/our+hospital+dashboards/our+hospitals+dashboards]
  • SA Elective Surgery Dashboard[http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/our+performance/our+hospital+dashboards/about+the+elective+surgery+dashboard/elective+surgery+dashboard]

Western Australia

• WA Public Hospital Activity[http://www.health.wa.gov.au/emergencyactivity/home/]
• Elective surgery waiting list[http://www.health.wa.gov.au/ElectiveSurgery/waitinglist/index.cfm] reports updated monthly and quarterly.<
• Quarterly WA Health performance reports[http://www.health.wa.gov.au/publications/documents/WA_Health_Performance_Report.pdf] including statistics about admissions, bed numbers, emergency departments, elective surgery, public outpatient services and GP After Hours Clinics.
• Hand hygiene[http://www.health.wa.gov.au/handhygiene/home/] data collected by the larger WA public hospitals.
• Healthcare Associated Infection[http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/2/37/2/healthcare_associated_infection_unit.pm]

Tasmania

• Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Performance Reports[http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/about_the_department/performance]
• Tasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance Reports[http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/tasmanian_infection_prevention_and_control_unit/publications_and_guidelines]

Northern Territory

• Northern Territory Department of Health website[http://www.health.nt.gov.au/]

Australian Capital Territory

• More information about ACT hospitals, see http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health.