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Follow the links below to information about hospitals, including patient information for specific hospitals and general information on the administration of hospitals.
Follow the links below to go directly to information about specific hospitals:
Reviewed September 2008
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Death in hospital
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Better Health Channel
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A death in hospital may or may not have been expected. The hospital will care for the deceased person until plans have been made with your chosen funeral director.
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Aug 2008
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Developmental care for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Preterm infants (babies born before 37 weeks) can develop a range of problems because their organs are not mature. There is concern that an unfavourable environment in the NICU can add to these problems and negatively affect the infant's growth, with th...
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Dec 2005
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Post mortem
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Better Health Channel
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A post mortem, or autopsy, is the medical examination of a body after death. A hospital (or non-coronial) post mortem may be performed if the immediate family give their consent.
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Mar 2007
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When a relative dies in hospital
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Provides relevant information for family members when a relative has died in hospital, including interpreter services offering assistance to the family members in regards to what they need to do, who they should contact and any related costs and services available.
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Jun 1995
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Social workers
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Social workers are trained professionals who offer counselling, support and practical assistance to people who are sick, both when in hospital or when attending outpatients clinics or casualty.
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Jun 1995
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Australian hospital statistics 1997-98
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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An extensive report summarising data from two hospital data collections maintained by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Statistics are presented on the resources, expenditure and revenue of public hospitals and on the services they provide as well as on characteristics and hospital care of admitted patients in both public and private hospitals. Also includes information on hospital performance indicators and analysis using the AN-DRG (casemix) classification.
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Jun 1999
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National Demonstration Hospitals Program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The National Demonstration Hospital Program (NDHP) was a program whereby Australian Government funding was provided directly to hospitals to support the development of new innovative care initiatives. The program had four phases, each of which involved different hospitals and targeted different issues in the acute care sector.
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Feb 2008
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Being admitted to hospital
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Queensland Health
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You should bring your admission letter from the hospital and any forms the hospital sent you to complete for admission, any letters from your doctor, X-rays, scans or copies of any recent tests, current medication, including any natural remedies you may use, Medicare card, Pensioner/veterans' Affairs card, Details of workers' compensation or third party claims, name and contact number for next of kin,a book or magazine, if desired, eye glasses, hearing aid, special toy, dummy or bottle for children if they,Plus for patients staying overnight or for a few days, bring nightclothes, and dressing gown if desired, non-slip slippers/footwear, underwear and toiletries (toothbrush & paste, hair brush, comb, soap etc).,Check that you know how to get to the hospital and decide on your travel plans (check times of public transport, enquire where to park if needed, check where in the hospital you need to go).
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Apr 2008
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Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Antibiotics are used to treat infections, such as pneumonia, that are caused by bacteria. Over time however, many bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem for individual patients and health care systems; ...
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Jul 2005
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Project Grants
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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This section of the site contains information about the sub funding types available under the NHMRC Project Grants funding type.
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Mar 2008
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Australian hospital statistics 2003-04
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Australian Hospital Statistics 2003-04 provides an eleventh year in the Institute's comprehensive annual statistical reporting of statistics on Australia's hospitals. This report is a useful resource for health planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in the Australian hospital system.
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May 2005
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Setting and organization of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Policy makers and health workers need evidence about how and where to provide care for people living with HIV/AIDS. This review identified 28 studies involving 39,776 study subjects that examined these questions. Centres with a lot of HIV/AIDS patients ...
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May 2006
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DRG Grouper software
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Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
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Grouper software is used to group medical records for acute hospital stays into Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) and Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs) for Casemix purposes. This page contains information about certification testing and contact details of vendors.
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Nov 2006
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Spinal injuries centres (SICs) for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal cord injury is a serious condition and the effects are usually permanent. In several countries, specialist centres have been set up, where patients can be taken within a few hours of their injury, but even in these countries many patients are dea...
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Jun 2004
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Australian hospital statistics 1999-00
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Information in this report includes numbers of hospitals and hospital beds, and key statistics on the resources, expenditure and revenue of public hospitals and on the services they provide. Statistics are presented on the characteristics and hospital care of admitted patients. Information on all reported procedures and external causes of injury and poisoning are reported for the first time.
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Oct 2001
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