Media Release: Canberra mental health hospital delivers game changing results with nation leading model of care

Amplar Health is part of the Medibank group. This media release was originally posted on the Medibank website. This is an excerpt only and the full release can be viewed here.

A groundbreaking mental health care model in Canberra is delivering impressive results, with new data from Deakin Private Hospital confirming it is leading the way nationally in transforming how Australians receive mental health treatment.

More than 1,300 patients have now been treated with this innovative model, which focuses on shorter hospital stays combined with intensive, wraparound care in the community. This shift in model is supporting significantly better long-term patient outcomes, prioritising care beyond hospital walls, supporting patients in their homes, alongside their families and communities, where real-life recovery happens.

Traditionally, private mental health readmission rates remain alarmingly high, with over 45% of psychiatric patients readmitted to hospital within 12 months, according to Medibank data.

At Deakin Private Hospital, readmission rates have consistently outperformed this standard, the average readmission rate at Deakin Private Hospital over the past 12 months has been 22%.

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