INCOME


Total income for private Acute and psychiatric hospitals in Australia has increased by 4.9% between 2011-12 and 2012-13 to $10.9 billion. New South Wales Acute and psychiatric hospitals recorded the strongest growth (6.4%) and the highest income at $3.0 billion, ahead of Victoria with $2.8 billion. The overall proportion of total income contributed by patient income remains almost unchanged at 95.7%.

Table 2.12 PRIVATE ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, Income—States and Territories - 2012-13
			NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas., NT & ACT(a)	Aus.
Income ($'000)
	Patient income ('000)(b)
		Income from Federal, state and local government	261,578	300,364	283,490	73,997	np	np	21,416,796
		Income from private health insurance companies	2,385,561	2,051,440	1,962,544	559,211	np	np	8,221,952
		Income from third parties(c)	np	76,869	33,064	np	np	np	229,748
		Income direct from patient	87,306	159,068	72,616	11,372	np	np	362,264
		Total(d)	2,892,297	2,616,623	2,391,439	661,119	np	np	10,388,719
	Recoveries		33,419	31,593	36,963	13,117	np	np	135,878
	Other(e)		77,674	107,952	72,280	10,203	np	np	331,468
	Total(f)		3,003,390	2,756,168	2,500,682	684,439	np	np	10,856,065
Patient income as a proportion of total income (%)			96.3	94.9	95.6	96.6	np	np	95.7
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated (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) Includes income received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for further information. (c) Includes, for example, payments Workcover payments, Motor Vehicle third party claims, workers compensation. (d) Includes other patient income. (e) Includes investment income, income from charities, bequests, visitors' meals, and accommodation and kiosk sales. (f) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.

In 2012-13, total income increased across all the For profit/Not for profit sectors with For profit hospitals increasing by 5.6% from 2011-12. Religious or charity Not for profit hospitals increased by 4.7% and Other Not for profit hospitals increased by 1.3%. The proportion of total income contributed by patient income ranged from 93.6% for Religious or charitable Not for profit hospitals to 97.4% in For profit hospitals.

Table 2.13 PRIVATE ACUTE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, Income—For profit/Not for profit sector(a) - 2012-13
				Not for profit
			For profit	Religious or charitable	Other(b)	Total
Income ($'000)
	Patient income ('000)(c)
		Income from Federal, state and local government	np	396,317	np	1,416,796
		Income from private health insurance companies	4,247,215	3,297,298	677,439	8,221,952
		Income from third parties(d)	146,915	60,352	22,481	229,748
		Income direct from patient	138,429	187,135	36,700	362,264
		Total(e)	5,512,580	4,069,152	806,987	10,388,719
	Recoveries		61,010	64,178	10,690	135,878
	Other(e)		np	213,221	np	331,468
	Total(f)		5,660,523	4,346,551	848,991	10,856,065
Patient income as a proportion of total income (%)			97.4	93.6	95.1	95.7
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated (a) For definition of 'For Profit/Not for profit sector', see Glossary. (b) Comprising bush nursing, community and memorial hospitals. (c) Includes income received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for further information. (d) Includes, for example, payments Workcover payments, Motor Vehicle third party claims, workers compensation. (e) Includes other patient income. (f) Includes investment income, income from charities, bequests, visitors' meals, and accommodation and kiosk sales. (g) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.

Large hospitals, with over 200 beds, had the highest income for 2012-13 at $4.8 billion (43.8% of all hospitals' income), an average of $176 million per hospital. Hospitals with 101-200 beds earned the second highest income at $3.5 billion (32.6% of all hospitals' income), an average of $58 million per hospital.

Patient income as a proportion of total income was relatively similar across all sizes of private Acute and psychiatric hospital for 2012-13 ranging from 93.4% for hospitals offering 25 or fewer beds to 97.0% for hospitals offering 51-100 beds.

Table 2.14 PRIVATE ACUTE & PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, Income—Hospital size(a) —2012-13
			Number of beds
			0-25	26-50	51-100	101-200	Over 200	Total(b)
Income ($'000)
	Patient income ('000)(b)
		Income from Federal, state and local government	18,374	49,381	225,870	468,853	654,318	1,416,796
		Income from private health insurance companies	108,675	391,995	1,471,062	2,662,994	3,587,226	8,221,952
		Income from third parties(c)	2,556	13,259	56,270	84,853	72,810	229,748
		Income direct from patient	12,295	26,744	62,712	159,216	101,297	362,264
		Total(d)	142,410	481,767	1,851,336	3,414,328	4,498,878	10,388,719
	Recoveries		2,370	8,067	25,154	47,987	52,300	135,878
	Other(e)		7,700	7,255	31,493	77,549	207,471	331,468
	Total(f)		152,480	497,089	1,907,983	3,539,864	4,758,649	10,856,065
Patient income as a proportion of total income (%)			93.4	96.9	97.0	96.5	94.5	95.7
(a) Based on number of available beds (average for the year). (b) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items. (c) Includes income received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for further information. (d Includes, for example, payments Workcover payments, Motor Vehicle third party claims, workers compensation. (e) Includes investment income, income from charities, bequests, visitors' meals, and accommodation and kiosk sales.

When income is adjusted to remove the effects of price changes over the period, the average annual increase over the five years from 2008-09 ($9.0 billion total real income) to 2012-13 ($10.5 total real income) was 4.5%. For further information on the use of chain volume measures to adjust income and expenditure, see Explanatory Note 26.

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