Victorian hospitals most efficient, says report, as $800m in funding expected

By Jane Lee, Harriet Alexander
Updated May 10 2016 - 10:33am, first published April 28 2016 - 11:55am
The four major metropolitan hospitals which spent the least on care for acute, admitted patients on average were all in Victoria. Photo: Peter Braig
The four major metropolitan hospitals which spent the least on care for acute, admitted patients on average were all in Victoria. Photo: Peter Braig
The hospitals that spent the most were in the ACT and Canberra.
The hospitals that spent the most were in the ACT and Canberra.
Treatment costs varied widely between hospitals.  Photo: Nicolas Walker
Treatment costs varied widely between hospitals. Photo: Nicolas Walker

Victorian hospitals are set to receive an estimated $800 million in Commonwealth funding under the most recent deal with the Turnbull government, but this is a fraction of what was once expected.

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