TODAY’S HOSPITALS: TYPES OF HOSPITALS
posted by admin in General healthAmong the many types of hospitals in existence are special hospitals, which handle only particular types of illnesses, and general hospitals, which are organized to take care of a great variety of illnesses. Some of the special institutions are for children’s diseases, mental illness, chest diseases, diseases of women and maternity.
In each state of Australia the Government has statutory responsibilities for public general hospitals and special institutions. In addition, in each state there are hospitals, convalescent hospitals and nursing homes which are privately owned but many of which receive substantial financial support from government sources. The Commonwealth Government directly finances hospitals in the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. In addition, the Repatriation Commission has its own hospitals.
The New Zealand Government provides free hospital services for patients in public hospitals. Private hospitals receive government support for hospital treatment provided by them, but patients are obliged to meet costs over and above the state payments. Full details on all hospitals can be found in The Australian and New Zealand Hospitals and Health Services Yearbook published annually by the School of Hospital Administration, University of New South Wales, in conjunction with the Hospital Administration Journal.
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