8401 Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)
This class consists of units of hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) mainly engaged in providing facilities and services such as diagnostic, medical or surgical services as well as continuous in-patient medical care in specialised accommodation. Also included are units providing both hospital facilities and training of medical and nursing staff.
- Division
- Q Health Care and Social Assistance
- Parent group
- 840 Hospitals
- Edition
- 2006 Revision 2.0
- Status
- Active
What this code includes
This class consists of units of hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) mainly engaged in providing facilities and services such as diagnostic, medical or surgical services as well as continuous in-patient medical care in specialised accommodation. Also included are units providing both hospital facilities and training of medical and nursing staff.
Activities and examples
- Children’s hospital
- Day hospital
- Ear, nose and throat hospital
- Eye hospital
- General hospital
- Hospital (except psychiatric or veterinary hospitals)
- Infectious diseases hospital (including human quarantine stations)
- Maternity hospital
- Obstetric hospital
- Women’s hospital
Exclusions and references
- operating psychiatric hospitals - see ANZSIC 8402 (Psychiatric Hospitals)
- providing aged care residential facilities - see ANZSIC 8601 (Aged Care Residential Services)
- providing out-patient dental hospital facilities - see ANZSIC 8531 (Dental Services)
- operating veterinary hospitals - see ANZSIC 6970 (Veterinary Services)
Classification hierarchy
- ANZSIC
- Q Health Care and Social Assistance
- 84 Hospitals
- 840 Hospitals
- 8401 Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)
Correspondence mappings
Related ATO BIC codes
Other classes in this group
- 8402 Psychiatric Hospitals operating psychiatric hospitals is classified there.
- 8601 Aged Care Residential Services providing aged care residential facilities is classified there.
- 8531 Dental Services providing out-patient dental hospital facilities is classified there.
- 6970 Veterinary Services operating veterinary hospitals is classified there.
In this section
- 8401Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)
- 8402Psychiatric Hospitals
Official source
- Official source
- ABS detailed classification page
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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