| Agency Name: | Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Formed: | 21 October 1998 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Health and Family Services |
| Dissolved: | 26 November 2001 |
| Superseding: | Department of Health and Ageing |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Michael Wooldridge |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Health and Aged Care |
| Chief1 Name: | Andrew Podger |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Headquarters: | Phillip, Canberra |
| Website: | health.gov.au |
The Department of Health and Aged Care was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and November 2001.
The Department was created after the 1998 federal election, named to reflect new departmental responsibilities and functions.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 21 October 1998, the Department dealt with:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Michael Wooldridge.
The Secretary of the Department was Andrew Podger.