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About BHI
About BHI
We report independently on the performance of the NSW healthcare system to inform improvements to care for patients, and enhance transparency and accountability
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Finding new and innovative ways to increase the impact of NSW patient surveys
12 April 2024
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Reports
Reports
Our reports show where the healthcare system is performing well and where there are opportunities to improve care for patients
Latest report
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Patient surveys
Patient surveys
Find out what thousands of people have told us about their healthcare experiences in NSW. The results show where public health services are performing well and where they need to improve
Latest survey results
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Media
Media
See our latest media releases or get in touch with the team regarding our healthcare performance reports and data
Latest MEDIA RELEASE
New reports show NSW emergency departments are busier than ever but most patients remain positive about their care
Released: 13 March 2024
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Admitted patients
People may be admitted to hospital for different services, including medical and surgical care.
BHI reports a range of information about admitted patient activity and experience in NSW public hospitals.
Explore key findings from recent BHI reports and information products relevant to admitted patients below.
Healthcare Quarterly results
Oct–Dec 2023 NSWSelected NSW-level results showing admitted patient activity for more than 200 public hospitals, from our latest Healthcare Quarterly report.
Click 'Read latest report' to access all data since 2010 in the Data Portal and Activity and performance profiles, and access all previous reports in this report series.
The latest release includes individual results for the state’s 77 larger public hospitals.
Released: 13 March 2024
Adult Admitted Patient Survey results
2022 NSWSelected NSW-level survey results reflecting the experiences of thousands of people admitted to the state’s larger public hospitals.
Click 'Read latest report' to see detailed results in the data tables, explore five years of results for this survey in the Data Portal, and access all previous reports in this survey series.
The latest release includes individual results for more than 70 hospitals.
Released: 6 September 2023
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Hospital care experiences for people who mainly speak a language other than English
2017–2022 NSWThis in-depth report examines the experiences in NSW public hospitals of patients who mainly speak a language other than English at home.
Released: 25 October 2023
See how your local hospital is performing
Our dashboard provides a snapshot of hospital performance for a range of areas of care.
Explore hospital performanceRelated reports
Healthcare in Focus – New South Wales and the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022
This report provides insights into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public healthcare system in NSW from 2020 to 2022, examining activity and performance, including patients' experiences, across multiple sectors of the healthcare system.
Released: 3 May 2023
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Healthcare in Focus – New South Wales and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021
This report provides insights into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public healthcare system in NSW during 2021, examining patterns of activity and performance throughout the year.
Released: 16 March 2022
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The Insights Series – Aboriginal people’s experiences of hospital care
This report draws on results from the Adult Admitted Patient Survey and Maternity Care Survey to explore the experiences of care of Aboriginal people in NSW public hospitals from 2014 to 2019.
Released: 21 July 2021
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Healthcare in Focus – New South Wales and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
This report provides insights into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public healthcare system in NSW during 2020, examining patterns of activity and performance throughout the year.
Released: 17 March 2021
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Emergency department
Information about activity and performance, including patient experience, in NSW public emergency departments
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Elective surgery
Quarterly data on elective surgery numbers, waiting times and waiting lists for NSW public hospitals
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Identifying potential opportunities for reducing average length of stay for admitted patients in NSW public hospitals
BHI's latest special analysis provides insights into variation in average length of stay across NSW public hospitals for four common conditions.
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New insights into increased average length of stay for admitted patients in NSW public hospitals
BHI has reported the findings of special analyses which show patients diagnosed with COVID-19 during their hospital stay and those discharged to residential aged care have been the principal drivers of increased average length of stay for patients admitted to NSW public hospitals since mid-2021.
Read moreFor population health data relating to hospitalisations, see HealthStats NSW