Hospital Connections in Australia Dr Greg Wickham APAN MWG 7 th August 2008

Australia Compared  Area: 7,617,930 km 2  6 th Largest Country (Russia, Canada, China, USA, and Brazil)  Smallest continental land mass  Island  Population 20,434,176 (July ’07)  2.5 persons per km 2  (Japan 336 persons per km 2 )

Governments  Federal Government  States / Territories State / TerritoryPopulationArea Queensland4,228,2901,730,648 New South Wales6,926,990800,642 Australian Capital Territory340,8182,358 Victoria5,246,079227,146 Tasmania495,77268,401 Northern Territory217,5591,349,129 South Australia1,591,930983,482 Western Australia2,130,7972,529,875

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”