This report is full of helpful, easy to use statistics that describe the Australian public hospital system.  The report will help you answer questions such as:

How long do patients stay in hospital? What is the number of beds in each state per 1,000 people? What are the most commonly performed procedures? What is the cost break down for a patient admitted to a public hospital? How long do people have to wait for surgery? How many cesarean births were there? Published by: The Australia Government Department of Health and Aging Date: June 2010

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/sooph10/$file/SoOPH_2010_FINAL%20REPORT.pdf