Economic Contribution of Australian Private Hospitals

WHILE many know the leading healthcare role private hospitals play, like 70% of planned surgery, 60% of acute mental healthcare, 82% of rehabilitation and most of many medical treatments people rely on every day, including 53% of chemotherapy, the economic value has been unclear.

This year, the APHA commissioned ACIL Allen to shed light on the economic contribution of private hospitals. Their economic analysis shows that private hospitals generate over $27 billion-a-year in economic activity to account for around 1% of GDP, while supporting more than 229,000 Aussie jobs, or 1.57% of all jobs in the economy.

The economic footprint of private hospitals shows the sector is a major supplier of local jobs, a key economic driver and a vital component in making related industries tick, while affording millions of patients each year the high-quality, timely care they need.

The national and state-by-state data illustrates the substantial role private hospitals play as drivers of local economic activity, along with their value to related sectors upstream and downstream in the healthcare supply chain.

The full ACIL Allen report is available at Economic Contribution of Australian Private Hospitals.

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