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AIHW 2024-25 public hospital activity release
Scimex (Australian Science Media Centre), carrying the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare media release
Summary
Elective surgery admissions rose to 791,000 in 2024-25 from 712,000 in 2015-16, with half of patients admitted within 45 days against 46 days in 2023-24 and 6.0 per cent waiting more than a year. Emergency department presentations reached 9.1 million. This is a secondary carriage of the AIHW release rather than the AIHW page itself.
Supporting location Elective surgery paragraph of the AIHW December 2025 release
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1 Dec 2025
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30 Jun 2025
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27 Aug 2026
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