Hospital Connectionsin Australia

Dr Greg Wickham

APAN MWG7th August 2008

Australia Compared

Area: 7,617,930 km2

6th Largest Country (Russia, Canada, China, USA, and Brazil)

Smallest continental land mass Island

Population 20,434,176 (July ’07) 2.5 persons per km2

(Japan 336 persons per km2)

Governments

Federal Government States / Territories

State / Territory Population Area

Queensland 4,228,290 1,730,648

New South Wales 6,926,990 800,642

Australian Capital Territory 340,818 2,358

Victoria 5,246,079 227,146

Tasmania 495,772 68,401

Northern Territory 217,559 1,349,129

South Australia 1,591,930 983,482

Western Australia 2,130,797 2,529,875

Perth to Adelaide

1,681 Miles No significant intermediate sites

1,681 Miles No significant intermediate sites

Adelaide to Darwin

1,881 Miles Alice Springs: 26,000 Darwin: 82,000

1,881 Miles Alice Springs: 26,000 Darwin: 82,000

AARNet’s National Network

Largest R&E Footprint

Summary

All large hospitals are affiliated with a University Ie: ANU Medical School

All hospitals have a data network provisioned by the regional health department Ie: Department of Health (SA)

Teaching Hospitals (typically) have a direct connection to their affiliated University Ie: Canberra Hospital to Australian National University

Networks within each Hospital are not ubiquitous Separation between the “teaching network” and the

“administration network”