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  • Government's Private Health CEO Forum flops
    Two years, two talkfests and zero outcomes. The Albanese Government's failure to address the viability crisis engulfing private hospitals at the hands of greedy health insurers is putting patients and the system at risk...
  • PHI payout ratio falls short despite 15 months of govt warnings
    Health insurer payouts continue to leave private hospitals counting losses in the billions. The APRA benefits ratio for the March quarter languishes at 83.4% (or 85% if inflated by externalities) - either way it's well short of the govt's 90% pledge...
  • Specialist training stay of execution, still no guarantee
    The training of Australia's medical workforce remains in jeopardy as the Specialist Training Program lurches between 12 month reviews that make long-term workforce and training decisions harder for hospitals in the absence of government commitment...

Hot Issues

  • Hit job on oldies not healthy
    Over 2.5M admissions in private hospitals are for those aged 65+. Any portion of that caseload shifting to public hospitals can only make the crisies there even worse. APHA's Op Ed in the Herald Sun calls out the ill-conceived PHI rebate cut...
  • Insurers wield the scalpel
    Vertical integration. The conflict of interest when the funder of healthcare is also the healthcare provider is as obvious as it is disturbing. It's taking root in Australia and flying below the government's radar. Our Op Ed in the Herald Sun..
  • Strengthening the sustainability of Australia's private hospital system
    APHA and CHA's Joint Policy Paper calls for a 90% benefits ratio guarantee, a Mandatory Code of Conduct for the insurance contracting regime and 50/50 funding with the Commonwealth for 2026 nurse wage increases...
  • Profit put before patients
    With Minister Butler's 2026 private health insurance premium hike decision looming, APHA says this year's increase must not be another profit haul for insurers. Our Opinion Editorial published in the Herald-Sun and Courier-Mail newspapers...

Australian Private Hospitals Association

44th National Congress
Brisbane 2027

12-14 May

More details coming soon

Fact

61% of acute mental healthcare is provided by private hospitals

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Upcoming Events

18 June 2026

(Cancelled: to be rescheduled) APHA Rehabilitation Committee

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

30 June 2026

PPHDRAS Committee

Since 2002 the APHA has produced the Private Psychiatric Hospitals Data Reporting and Analysis Service, collecting in-depth information on trends, developments and delivery of acute mental health by private hospitals...

28 August 2026

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...

Fact

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.

Find out more about going private