INCOME


Private Day hospital facilities received $946.6 million in income during 2012-13, an 8.1% increase from 2011-12. Day hospital facilities received 95.0% of their total revenue as patient revenue in 2012-13, down from 95.7% in 2011-12. The proportion of total income received as patient income varied from 92.6% in Gastroenterology centres to 98.1% in Ophthalmic surgery hospitals.

The average income for the 319 Day hospital facilities in 2012-13 was $3.0 million. This varied from $1.9 million for the 34 Plastic and cosmetic surgery establishments to $4.0 million for the 64 Ophthalmic surgery hospitals.

Table 3.6 PRIVATE DAY HOSPITAL FACILITIES, Income—Type of centre(a)—2012–13
			Gastroenterology(b)	Ophthalmic surgery	Plastic and cosmetic surgery	Gynaecology, Fertility treatment and Family Planning	Other(c)	Total(d)
Income ($'000)
	Patient income(e)
		Income from Federal, state and local government	23,339	19,885	2,757	21,487	95,863	163,331
		Income from private health insurance companies	115,432	188,110	33,502	18,398	168,693	524,135
		Income from third parties(f)	1,485	1,878	np	np	6,034	11,061
		Income direct from patient	32,837	38,617	22,975	46,509	45,370	186,308
		Total	178,065	250,935	60,712	89,049	320,233	898,994
	Recoveries		7,546	2,866	np	np	4,125	16,775
	Other(g)		6,769	1,877	np	np	15,930	30,815
	Total (h)		192,380	255,678	65,119	93,119	340,288	946,584
Patient income as a proportion of total income (%)			92.6	98.1	93.2	95.6	94.1	95.0
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated (a) See Explanatory Note 25 for further information on categories. (b) Gastroenterology, including endoscopy. (c) Including Dental Oral Maxillofacial surgery, Dialysis, Oncology, General surgery, sleep disorders clinic and other types of centre. (d) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items. (e) Includes income received by, and due to, the hospital in respect of patient liability for accommodation and other fees. See Glossary for further information. (f)Includes, for example, payments Workcover payments, Motor Vehicle third party claims, workers compensation. (g) Including investment income, income from charities, bequests, visitors' meals, and accommodation and kiosk sales. (h) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items.

Day hospital facilities in NSW recorded the highest proportion of total income at 32.8% in 2012-13. Income per hospital ranged from $2.5 million in Victoria to $3.6 million in Queensland, while patient income as a proportion of total income ranged from 91.4% in Victoria to 99.1% in Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.

Table 3.7 PRIVATE DAY HOSPITAL FACILITIES, 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	50,538	45,600	17,886	3,328	38,708	7,271	163,331
		Income from private health insurance companies	174,116	104,012	128,477	43,491	39,048	34,991	524,135
		Income from third parties(c)	np	np	1,527	np	1,555	np	11,061
		Income direct from patient	65,020	41,192	29,224	24,988	17,304	8,580	186,308
		Total(d)	296,181	194,977	181,277	73,310	96,987	56,262	898,994
	Recoveries		np	np	1,748	np	2,480	411	16,775
	Other(e)		np	np	3,648	np	853	75	30,815
	Total(f)		310,898	213,383	186,673	78,562	100,320	56,748	946,584
Patient income as a proportion of total income (%)			95.3	91.4	97.1	93.3	96.7	99.1	95.0
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.

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 ($677 million total real income) to 2012-13 ($919 million total real income) was 9.6%. For further information on the use of chain volume measures to adjust income and expenditure, see Explanatory Note 26.

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