Frequently Asked Questions

Does Medibank rank hospitals from best to worst?

Medibank has not ranked hospitals. We know that there are many factors that can influence how satisfied a patient is with their experience during an overnight stay in hospital.

Our website compares hospitals of similar sizes, we know that larger hospitals with an emergency department that treat a large volume of patients that tend to be louder where smaller hospitals don’t face the same challenges.

Each hospital’s performance is compared to similar sized hospitals, and categorised as either performing lower than similar hospitals, performing about the same as similar hospitals; or performing better than similar hospitals.