Private Hospitals and Clinics play an essential role in New Zealand's health system. In this section of our website, you can find useful information about the private surgical sector, including media releases from NZPSHA, and selection of relevant media articles. Check out our 'Myth-Busting' page for facts dispelling some of the common myths about private health care.

Key Stats

Taken from NZPSHA's 2025 Member Survey:

• Members provide two thirds of all elective surgery performed in New Zealand
• 5,308 FTE staff directly employed - an 11% increase on the year before
• 215 operating theatres - 11 added since 2024
• Total member annual revenue of $1.7 billion
• Insurance the largest funder of patients, followed by ACC and then Health NZ
• Annual patient discharges up 3.5% to 232,323 (year ended June 2025)
• Health NZ funded discharges up 2.8% to 30,539
• Unplanned discharges 0.3% of total discharges
  
  

Total surgical discharges from Private Hospitals

All discharges