For more than 70 years, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has been the national voice for public healthcare, maintaining its vision for an effective, innovative, and sustainable health system where all Australians have equitable access to healthcare of the highest standard when and where they need it.
As a national peak body, we are uniquely placed, in that we do not represent any one part of the health system. Rather, our membership spans the system in its entirety, including – public and notfor-profit hospitals, Primary Health Networks, community, and primary healthcare services.
Our research arm, the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research connects universities with a strength in health systems and services research, ensuring our work is underpinned by the evidence.
Through these connections, we provide a national voice for universal high-quality health care. It is a voice that respects the evidence, expertise, and views of each component of the system while recognising that siloed views will not achieve the system Australians deserve.