hospital connections in australia dr greg wickham apan mwg 7 th august 2008
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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”
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