Hospital resources 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics

In 2014–15, there were 1,322 hospitals in Australia. The 698 public hospitals accounted for 66% of hospital beds (60,300) and the 624 private hospitals accounted for 34% (31,800). In 2014–15, the 698 public hospitals were very diverse in size and the type of services they provided. They ranged from the 30 Principal referral hospitals to the 8 Outpatient hospitals, 8 Early parenting centres  and 20 Psychiatric hospitals. All states and territories had at least one Principal referral hospital and at least one Public acute group A hospital. Specialist women\u27s and children\u27s hospitals were located in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia, as were the specialist Psychiatric hospitals. In 2014–15, there were 138 local hospital networks. Many networks consisted of a single public hospital (particularly in Victoria, and these were included in the counts of hospitals), and others consisted of a Principal referral or Public acute group A hospital and a number of smaller and/or specialised hospitals. Public hospitals provide a range of specialised units that deliver specific types of services for admitted and non-admitted patients