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Article: Hospital admissions increasing, particularly same day care.
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- May 30, 2006
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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 May 2006-AIHW: Hospital admissions increasing, particularly same day care(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Hospital admissions are up according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), with same day care admissions, especially to private hospitals accounting for a large part of the increase.
The report, Australian Hospital Statistics 2004-05, shows there were 7 million hospital admissions in 2004-05, a 2.6% increase over the previous financial year. The total number of days spent in hospital was 23.8 million - an increase of 1%.
Head of the AIHW's Hospitals ...