The Federal Government says a new website will be launched next month that will allow people to compare the performance of public hospitals.

Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the MyHospitals website will compare waiting times for elective surgery and emergency department care with national averages.

It was part of the $5 billion health deal Kevin Rudd struck with the states and it is in the same vein as Prime Minister Julia Gillard's MySchool website.

Hospitals in Western Australia will not be listed because that state has not signed up to the national health reform agreement.

Ms Roxon says it draws back the curtain on the performance of the nation's hospital system.

"People just on their laptop or at the stroke of - not of a pen - but of a key, will be able to access information about every single public hospital in Australia other than those hospitals in Western Australia," she said.

"That means information about more than 600 public hospitals will for the first time be available on one website.

"And gradually more and more information will be available so that patients can see how their local hospitals rates or can get information if they are visiting interstate or can compare for elective surgery and emergency department care."

But the Opposition says the Government's new website is just a stunt.

Opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton says it is more about the election campaign.

"Interesting isn't it that on the last business day before the election's likely to be called that Julia Gillard would round off with a stunt on a My website," he said.

"My Fuelwatch and My Grocerywatch and all of the nonsense ... over the course of the last two years is now being repeated in health."

Ms Roxon says she does not think the website will make things worse for hospitals, who may wind up competing for doctors.

"I don't think this is about competition. I think this is about information and knowledge for patients and quality and a continuing focus on quality and access for all hospitals," she said.

"It really is backing in the reforms that the Government has invested in and it will give people information as we move to introducing our emergency department four hour times, our elective surgery guarantee.

"You have to have these building blocks in place to be able to track over time improvements when you are doing something as ambitious as reforming the health system."

Ms Roxon says although the information may not help those in emergency situations, it will be a useful resource for those looking at having elective surgery.

"I am not ever going to suggest that before somebody calls an ambulance they should check on the website this information," she said.

"But importantly it gives patients information when they do have options, when they are looking at having elective surgery.

"There might be many patients who can see that travelling a distance will actually mean they will be seen more quickly and that might be preferable in their circumstances."