4390.0 - Private Hospitals, Australia, 2008-09

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Contents >> Private Free-standing day hospital facilities >> Private Free-standing day hospital facilities Tables

3.1 Private Free-standing Day Hospital Facilities, Summary - Selected years(a)

		1998-99	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08(a)	2008-09

Hospitals (no.)
	New South Wales	83	93	96	93	90	na	91
	Victoria	41	54	61	63	73	na	75
	Queensland	30	46	48	52	52	na	52
	South Australia	15	22	22	25	24	na	24
	Western Australia	11	11	12	13	17	na	29
	Tasmania, Northern Territory & ACT(b)	10	8	8	10	12	na	14
	Australia	190	234	247	256	268	na	285
Hospitals by type (no.)(c)
	General surgery	33	13	19	17	15	na	14
	Specialist endoscopy	50	75	70	71	76	na	74
	Ophthalmic	33	51	53	57	57	na	61
	Plastic/cosmetic	-	27	32	33	28	na	34
	Other(d)	74	68	73	78	92	na	102
	Total	190	234	247	256	268	na	285
Beds/chairs (no.)(e)		1 460	1 947	2 078	2 114	2 251	na	2 495
Separations ('000)		302.1	505.6	537.5	579.9	631.3	na	765.3
Operating theatres (no.)(f)		180	220	231	245	264	na	280
Procedure rooms (no.)(f)		162	178	193	200	205	na	235
Staff (no.)(g)		1 319	2 038	2 086	2 231	2 385	na	2 700
Income
	Total ($'000)	161 400	340 730	375 567	410 036	456 937	na	628 594
	Patient revenue (%)(h)	95.5	94.7	95.6	95.9	96.3	na	96.9
Expenditure(i)
	Total ($'000)	137 480	282 401	305 251	338 421	384 986	na	505 431
	Wages and salaries including on-costs (%)	41.5	39.2	39.3	39.1	40.2	na	39.6
	Per separation ($)	455	559	568	584	610	na	660
Gross capital expenditure ($'000)(j)		21 628	21 695	22 382	17 235	35 225	na	48 301

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available
(a) Data for the 2007-08 reference year are not available. See Explanatory Notes 4-5 and 38 for further information.
(b) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.
(c) See Explanatory Note 22 for further detail on categories.
(d) Including fertility and sleep disorders clinics.
(e) Available beds/chairs (average for the year).
(f) Details are for the last week of the pay period ending on or before 30 June 2009.
(g) Full-time equivalent (average for the year). Full-time equivalent represents the sum of full-time staff and full-time equivalent of part-time staff. See Glossary for further information.
(h) Includes revenue received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for more information.
(i) Recurrent expenditure refers to expenditure on goods and services, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). See Glossary for further information.
(j) Gross capital expenditure refers to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information.

3.2 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Type of centre(a) - States and territories - 2008-09

			General surgery	Specialist endoscopy	Ophthalmic	Plastic/cosmetic	Other(b)	Total(c)


	Hospitals (no.)
		New South Wales	7	20	29	5	30	91
		Victoria	np	np	11	10	22	75
		Queensland	3	14	13	3	19	52
		South Australia	-	3	3	9	9	24
		Western Australia	np	4	np	np	17	29
		Tasmania, Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory(d)	np	np	np	np	5	14
		Australia	14	74	61	34	102	285
	Operating theatres (no.)(e)		34	30	97	41	78	280
	Procedure rooms (no.)(e)		np	79	28	np	109	235
	Average number of sessions (e)		6.0	5.1	4.2	5.8	4.8	4.9
	Average time used (hours)(f)		21.1	23.3	19.7	21.8	19.9	20.9
	Beds/chairs (no.)(g)		229	632	496	146	992	2 495
	Separations ('000)		45.1	218.9	139.8	30.5	331.0	765.3
	Avg number of separations per bed/chair		197.0	346.3	281.8	208.9	333.7	306.7

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) See Explanatory Note 22 for further detail on categories.
(b) Including fertility and sleep disorders clinics.
(c) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(d) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.
(e) Details are for the last week of the pay period ending on or before 30 June 2009.
(f) Per operating theatre and procedure room per week.
(g) Available beds/chairs (average for the year).

3.3 Private free-standing day hospitals, Full-time equivalent staff - Type of centre(a) - 2008-2009

	General surgery	Specialist endoscopy	Ophthalmic	Plastic/cosmetic	Other(b)	Total(c)

Nursing staff	133.8	322.0	363.0	117.2	575.2	1 511.3
Administrative and clerical	41.3	238.6	186.9	58.6	327.0	852.4
Other(d)	17.1	46.6	101.8	13.3	157.3	336.1
Total(c)	192.2	607.2	651.7	189.2	1 059.5	2 699.8

(a) See Explanatory Note 22 for further detail on categories.
(b) Including fertility and sleep disorders clinics.
(c) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(d) Including salaried medical officers and other diagnostic health professionals, domestic and other staff.

3.4 PRIVATE FREE STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Full-time equivalent staff(a) - States and territories - 2008-09

	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas., NT & ACT(b)	Aust.(c)

Nursing staff	482.7	285.4	411.3	75.9	194.6	61.4	1 511.3
Administrative and clerical	299.0	157.6	235.9	55.6	63.8	40.6	852.4
Other(d)	122.6	60.9	68.5	8.4	45.5	30.3	336.1
Total(c)	904.2	503.9	715.6	139.9	303.9	132.3	2 699.8

(a) Full-time equivalent represents the sum of full-time staff and the full-time equivalent of part-time staff. See Glossary for further details.
(b) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.
(c) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(d) Including salaried medical officers and other diagnostic health professionals, domestic and other staff.

3.5 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Income - Type of centre(a) - 2008-09

		General surgery	Specialist endoscopy	Ophthalmic	Plastic/cosmetic	Other(b)	Total(c)

Income ($000)
	Patient revenue(d)	39 111	121 157	187 055	36 218	225 717	609 257
	Other(e)	137	7 809	2 466	935	7 991	19 338
	Total(c)	39 248	128 965	189 520	37 153	233 708	628 594
Patient revenue as a proportion of total income (%)		99.7	93.9	98.7	97.5	96.6	96.9

(a) See Explanatory Note 22 for further detail of categories.
(b) Including fertility and sleep disorders clinics.
(c) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(d) Includes revenue received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for more information.
(e) Including investment income, income from charities, bequests, visitors' meals, and accommodation and kiosk sales.

3.6 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Income - States and territories - 2008-09

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas., NT & ACT(a)	Aust.(b)

Income ($000)
	Patient revenue(c)	220 297	105 631	146 659	27 925	71 322	37 423	609 257
	Other	7 916	4 931	4 393	1 146	752	200	19 338
	Total(b)	228 213	110 562	151 052	29 071	72 073	37 623	628 594
Patient revenue as a proportion of total income (%)		96.5	95.5	97.1	96.1	99.0	99.5	96.9

(a) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.
(b) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(c) Includes revenue received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for more information.

3.7 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Expenditure - Type of centre(a) - 2008-09

		General surgery	Specialist endoscopy	Ophthalmic	Plastic/cosmetic	Other(b)	Total(c)

Recurrent expenditure ($000)(d)
	Wages and salaries including on-costs	12 893	42 431	52 130	13 077	79 855	200 386
	Drug, medical and surgical supplies(e)	9 845	14 585	50 751	7 269	49 353	131 803
	Administrative expenses	3 647	15 919	18 099	5 944	39 272	82 881
	Other(f)	5 421	20 368	23 859	5 182	35 531	90 361
	Total(c)	31 806	93 303	144 840	31 472	204 010	505 431
Wages and salaries, including on-costs as a proportion of total recurrent expenditure (%)		40.5	45.5	36.0	41.6	39.1	39.6
Average recurrent expenditure per separation ($)(g)		705	426	1 036	1 032	616	660
Gross capital expenditure ($'000)(h)		4 171	15 247	12 696	2 065	14 122	48 301

(a) See Explanatory Note 22 for further detail of categories.
(b) Including fertility and sleep disorders clinics.
(c) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(d) Recurrent expenditure refers to expenditure on goods and services, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). See Glossary for further information.
(e) Including surgically implanted prostheses and homograft items.
(f) Including repairs and maintenance, interest, depreciation, contract services and payments to sessional medical officers.
(g) Average expenditure figures can vary considerably between hospitals depending on the type of services they provide.
(h) Gross capital expenditure refer to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information.

3.8 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Expenditure - States and territories - 2008-09

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas, NT & ACT(a)	Aust.(b)

Recurrent expenditure ('$000)(c)
	Wages and salaries including on-costs	67 115	36 714	53 384	10 752	21 884	10 537	200 386
	Drug, medical and surgical supplies(d)	49 997	20 398	32 175	5 674	17 091	6 469	131 803
	Administrative expenses	31 447	12 263	21 444	4 106	6 999	6 622	82 881
	Other(e)	31 285	17 643	23 344	4 564	9 585	3 939	90 361
	Total(b)	179 844	87 018	130 346	25 096	55 559	27 567	505 431
Wages and salaries including on-costs as a proportion of total recurrent expenditure (%)		37.3	42.2	41.0	42.8	39.4	38.2	39.6
Average recurrent expenditure per separation ($)(f)		816	486	629	589	653	891	660
Gross capital expenditure ($'000)(g)		12 720	16 387	11 334	1 388	5 343	1 130	48 301

(a) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories.
(b) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.
(c) Recurrent expenditure refers to expenditure on goods and services, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). See Glossary for further information.
(d) Including surgically implanted prostheses and homograft items.
(e) Including repairs and maintenance, interest, depreciation, contract services and payments to sessional medical officers.
(f) Average expenditure figures can vary considerably between hospitals depending on the type of services they provide.
(g) Gross capital expenditure refer to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information.