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  • Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement Review
    Australia's private acute psychiatric hospitals treat patients with moderate-to-severe mental health issues - in all 61% of psychiatric hospitalisations. Private hospitals are integral to addressing suicide prevention. Our submission to the Review...
  • Economic Reform Roundtable
    The APHA's submission is informed by, and relates to, Treasury's five specific foci on creating a more dynamic and resilient economy, building skills and adaptability, harnessing data, and delivering quality care more efficiently...
  • Research shines light on maternity
    New Monash University research shows having your baby is safer in private hospitals with a continuum of care for mums and bubs - bit it is also cheaper. Yet, private births are plummeting as people choose public due to exorbitant out-of-pocket costs...

43rd National Congress
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26-28 May

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70% of planned surgeries take place in private hospitals

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Upcoming Events

14 August 2025

APHA Psychiatry Committee

With Mental Health Week approaching, the Committee is focused on driving a fresh approach to raising the profile of important work, acute care and issues faced by the sector and patients...

21 August 2025

APHA Rehabilitation Committee

The Committee promotes the role played by APHA members in the provision of quality and comprehensive rehabilitation services. The Committee is currently reviewing policies and reform options for contracting with insurers...

28 August 2025

APHA Policy & Advocacy Taskforce

The Taskforce continues to focus on the issues affecting the viability of private hospitals, including the profiteering of health insurers while short-changing hospitals by failing to keep pace with costs...

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1.66 million medical treatments a year, inc. 54% of chemotherapy

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Why choose private?

When it comes to your family's health, you want the best doctor, in a world-class state-of-the-art hospital suited to your needs, in a timeframe of NOW!

Choose your specialist

Private hospital care means you get to choose the leading specialists who will deliver your care. Whether it is maternity care where your obstetrician and midwife will be with you every step of the way from pregnancy to post-partum or elective surgery where your specialist delivers all of your care.

Building a relationship with a specialist and their team who will deliver on your needs is vital, and that indepth, personalised attention to detail is what sets private hospitals apart.

No waiting times

Going private means you decide when your surgery or treatment will be. You and your doctor choose the date that best suits your particular needs, so your procedure is performed much faster than through the public system and is focused on what works for you.

That means no waiting times for surgery in the private hospitals, where every effort is made to ensure your surgery is done quickly, smoothly and with the highest possible level of quality and professional care.

Private room

Let's face it, no-one wants to be in hospital, but if you have to you want to be comfortable. Private hospitals take care of the details that make your hospital stay the best it can be, including private rooms, private bathrooms, tv services and ordering your own food.

Private hospitals know new mums want their partner with them and their baby, they recognise parents need support in the first weeks of welcoming their bundle of joy – just some of the many benefits of going private.

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