Australia is spending $130.2 Billion over the next 5 years on healthcare, with the 2018/19 Federal Budget providing an extra $30.2 Billion for public hospitals in each state and territory between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Australia sees the most significant spend across:
- NSW, with over $7.7 Billion for hospital infrastructure and $536 Million for digital health
- VIC, pocketing $4.2 Billion, which includes $1.2 Billion for new and upgraded hospitals and $124 Million for the Parkville EMR roll-out
- QLD, with $16.55 Billion that allocates $916.1 Million over 4 years for new hospitals and redevelopments to compliment its 20-year $1.26 Billion health ICT strategy
- WA, allocating $655 Million over 4 years for hospital infrastructure