Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA)
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Community Care, Clinical Decision Support, Medical networking
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About
The Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) is the peak industry body representing the private hospital and day surgery sector. About 70 percent of overnight hospitals and half of all day surgeries in Australia are APHA members.
Our purpose
APHA's core purpose is to ensure the ongoing development of the private hospital industry.
Our aims
APHA aims to make a contribution to Australia's economic and social wellbeing by influencing the legislative and regulatory environment in a positive way, in the interests of our members and the health sector.
Provide access and choice in healthcare
To ensure that Australians are empowered with personal choice and rapid access to affordable hospital care of the highest quality.
Achieve autonomy
To continue governments recognition of the comprehensive role private hospitals have in providing a full range of healthcare services and their commitment to adequate self-regulation and review - thus ensuring the highest standards in quality care.
Promote the role of private hospitals
To adopt all measures necessary to emphasise the rightful place of private hospitals in Australia's unique balanced health care system.
Drive excellence
To champion the cause of private hospitals in delivering the very best in hospital care to patients.
Sustainable change
To promote and protect the interests of private hospitals, their owners and operators, and to proactively interact with members, to ensure private health care continues to be dynamic in meeting the ever-changing needs of the Australian community.
The Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) is the peak industry body representing the private hospital and day surgery sector. About 70 percent of overnight hospitals and half of all day surgeries in Australia are APHA members.
Our purpose
APHA's core purpose is to ensure the ongoing development of the private hospital industry.
Our aims
APHA aims to make a contribution to Australia's economic and social wellbeing by influencing the legislative and regulatory environment in a positive way, in the interests of our members and the health sector.
Provide access and choice in healthcare
To ensure that Australians are empowered with personal choice and rapid access to affordable hospital care of the highest quality.
Achieve autonomy
To continue governments recognition of the comprehensive role private hospitals have in providing a full range of healthcare services and their commitment to adequate self-regulation and review - thus ensuring the highest standards in quality care.
Promote the role of private hospitals
To adopt all measures necessary to emphasise the rightful place of private hospitals in Australia's unique balanced health care system.
Drive excellence
To champion the cause of private hospitals in delivering the very best in hospital care to patients.
Sustainable change
To promote and protect the interests of private hospitals, their owners and operators, and to proactively interact with members, to ensure private health care continues to be dynamic in meeting the ever-changing needs of the Australian community.
Why us
We play an active role in engagement with policy makers, legislators and regulators, exchanging information and knowledge.
Celebrate
Promote and recognise the highest professional and ethical standards, health service delivery achievements and innovative medical and non-medical treatments for the betterment of patient and community wellbeing.
Collaborate
Initiate, foster and maintain a consultative, cooperative and communicative approach to dealing with governments, bureaucracies, other health and health-related organisations, media, community groups and the public.
Inform
Stimulate greater awareness of private hospital excellence through improved communication between hospitals and the Australian community.
Lobby
Act as the principal coordinating and peak lobbying body for private hospitals and day surgery facilities.
Unify
Encourage and facilitate united positions among member and non-member private hospitals, as well as all other relevant bodies, to achieve consensus in the policies and issues advanced.
Celebrate
Promote and recognise the highest professional and ethical standards, health service delivery achievements and innovative medical and non-medical treatments for the betterment of patient and community wellbeing.
Collaborate
Initiate, foster and maintain a consultative, cooperative and communicative approach to dealing with governments, bureaucracies, other health and health-related organisations, media, community groups and the public.
Inform
Stimulate greater awareness of private hospital excellence through improved communication between hospitals and the Australian community.
Lobby
Act as the principal coordinating and peak lobbying body for private hospitals and day surgery facilities.
Unify
Encourage and facilitate united positions among member and non-member private hospitals, as well as all other relevant bodies, to achieve consensus in the policies and issues advanced.
Business Address
Level 3, Engineering House
11 National Circuit,
Barton ACT 2600, Australia
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