Facts Coronavirus / COVID-19

COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease – 19 caused by SARS-CoV-2) Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). This new coronavirus originated in Hubei Province, China and the disease
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The Physician’s Pledge – WMA DECLARATION OF GENEVA

Physician’s Pledge as amended by the 68th WMA General Assembly
Adopted by the 2nd General Assembly of the World Medical Association, Geneva, Switzerland, September 1948 and amended by the 22nd World Medical Assembly, Sydney, Australia, August 1968 and the 35th World Medical Assembly, Venice, Italy, October 1983 and the 46th WMA General Assembly, Stockholm, Sweden, September 1994 and editorially revised by the 170th WMA Council Session, Divonne-les-Bains, France, May 2005
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Health Expenses Classifications

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics this is the classification of medical care and health expenses. Click here to download a copy of the medical care and health expenses classifications   09 MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH EXPENSES 0901 Accident and health insurance 090101 Accident and health insurance 09010101 Hospital - medical and dental insurance
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Private Hospitals Summary Stats

Managed Care is bad Investment
ALL PRIVATE HOSPITALS - SUMMARY TABLE 1.1: PRIVATE HOSPITALS, Australia—Selected years 2005-6 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Hospitals (no.) 547 593 592 601 612 624 630 Beds/chairs (no.) (a) 26,227 28,351 29,004 29,827 30,920 31,774 33,074 Separations ('000) 2,925 3,707 3,899 4,178 4,344 4,565 4,706 Patient days ('000) 7,473 8,851 8,999 9,385 9,957 10,423
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