IPART conducted a Hospital Costs and Outcomes Study for selected NSW Hospitals for the NSW Department of Health. The main purpose of the study was to produce a body of evidence that could be used by clinical experts to promote clinical best practice and efficiency.
We were asked to compare costs, outcomes and hospital and clinical practices in 5 major NSW hospitals. The 5 hospitals were Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH), Gosford Hospital (GH), Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH), Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital (BLH), and John Hunter Hospital (JHH).
This is one of 11 clinical case studies relating to major chest surgery.