Welcome to the Australian Private Hospitals Association, the peak industry body for private hospitals and day surgeries in Australia. We work to ensure that Australians are empowered with personal choice and rapid access to affordable hospital care of the highest quality. We champion the cause of private hospitals in delivering the best in hospital care to patients. Our members have a strong commitment to quality services, ethical conduct and professional health care standards.
APHA invites member hospitals to participate in the “National Collection and Reporting of Safety & Quality Indicators by Private Hospitals”. more...
The Productivity Commission has released a supplementary report into Public and Private Hospitals which shows, amongst other things, that in-hospital mortality rates were over two and a half times higher for public hospitals than for private hospitals. more...
APHA President Chris Rex gave an address at the National Press Club on 29 April 2010 on "Private Hospitals: We Do So Much More". more...
The 2010 APHA National Congress will be held from 17-19 October 2010 at the Hilton in Sydney. Information will be posted in the coming weeks about this event, APHA’s 30th National Congress. Mark your calendars! more...