EXPENDITURE

Recurrent expenditure for Free-standing day hospital facilities during 2011-12 was $704 million, up 6.5% from 2010-11.

Wages and salaries (including on-costs such as employer contributions to superannuation and payroll tax) represented 41.3% of recurrent expenditure in 2011-12, up from 38.6% in 2010-11.

Average expenditure per Free-standing day hospital in 2011-12 was $2.264 million. This varied from $1.287 million per Plastic and cosmetic surgery establishment to $2.891 million per Ophthalmic surgery hospital.

The proportion of total expenditure arising from wages and salaries (including on-costs) varied from 34.4% for Ophthalmic surgery hospitals to 45.4% for Gynaecology, fertility treatment and family planning establishments.

The average expenditure per patient separation increased from $747 in 2010-11 to $754 in 2011-12. This varied from $537 for Gastroenterology units (up from $491 in 2010-11) to $1,047 for Ophthalmic hospitals.

Table 3.8 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Expenditure —Type of Centre (a) - 2011-12
			Gastroenterology (b)	Ophthalmic surgery	Plastic and cosmetic surgery	Gynaecology, Fertility treatment and Family Planning	Other(c)	Total(d)
Expenditure ($'000)(e)
	Labour costs
		Wages and salaries, including on-costs	57 680	64 648	17 764	31 272	119 291	290 655
		Contract/consultancy payments for medical/health services	np	2 824	435	np	7 425	25 054
	Drug, medical, pharmaceuticals and surgical supplies(f)		24 630	68 504	10 087	7 823	61 815	172 859
	Food supplies		643	616	70	125	566	2 020
	Repair and maintenance		2 010	2 701	457	574	2 426	8 168
	Fuel and power		1 430	1 710	479	611	2 896	7 126
	Patient transport		np	112	7	np	135	322
	Depreciation and amortisation		7 407	8 038	705	2 992	12 877	32 019
	Interest		np	1 828	211	np	3 989	12 166
	Non-labour contract expenses		9 214	12 151	2 997	3 828	13 841	42 031
	Other (g)		17 766	24 145	7 959	12 078	48 364	110 312
	Total (d)		132 130	187 883	41 183	68 891	273 914	704 001
Wages and salaries, including on-costs as a proportion of total expenditure (%)			43.7	34.4	43.1	45.4	43.6	41.3
Average expenditure ($)(h)
	Per patient separation		537	1 047	809	877	723	754
Gross Capital expenditure ($'000)(i)
	Land and buildings		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Major medical equipment		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Information technology		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Other capital expenditure		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Total (d)		np	np	np	np	np	np
Net Capital expenditure ($'000)(i)
	Land and buildings		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Major medical equipment		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Information technology		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Other capital expenditure		np	np	np	np	np	np
	Total (d)		np	np	np	np	np	np
— 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 25 for further information of 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) 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. (f) Including surgically implanted prostheses and homograft items. (g) Including contract services. (h) Average expenditure figures can vary considerably between hospitals depending on the type of services they provide. (i) Capital expenditure refers to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information. Note that gross and net capital expenditure has not been published for 2011-12. See Explanatory Note 40 for further information.

Expenditure per hospital ranged from $1.827 million in Victoria to $2.784 million in the smaller states, while wages and salaries as a proportion of total expenditure ranged from 35.1% in the smaller states to 46.0% in Victoria. Average expenditure per patient separation ranged from $627 in Western Australia (up from $597) to $1,112 in the smaller states and territories.

Table 3.9 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Expenditure —State and territories - 2011-12
			NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas., NT & ACT(a)	Aus.(b)
Expenditure ($'000)(c)
	Labour costs
		Wages and salaries, including on-costs	89 903	71 454	59 143	22 724	31 793	15 638	290 655
		Contract/consultancy payments for medical/health services	9 494	5 319	4 358	431	2 246	3 206	25 054
	Drug, medical, pharmaceuticals and surgical supplies(d)		66 758	25 735	35 945	9 669	19 436	15 316	172 859
	Food supplies		731	np	485	np	163	121	2 020
	Repair and maintenance		2 459	1 936	2 196	343	769	465	8 168
	Fuel and power		2 315	1 287	1 625	509	1 042	348	7 126
	Patient transport		96	np	59	-	np	-	322
	Depreciation and amortisation		9 217	11 493	4 972	1 802	3 449	1 086	32 019
	Interest		3 121	2 573	939	np	np	937	12 166
	Non-labour contract expenses		14 156	8 885	9 113	3 039	4 472	2 366	42 031
	Other (e)		34 212	26 025	23 485	9 345	12 218	5 027	110 312
	Total (c)		232 767	155 304	142 986	52 098	76 310	44 536	704 001
Labour costs, including on-costs as a proportion of total expenditure (%)			38.6	46.0	41.4	43.6	41.7	35.1	41.3
Average expenditure ($)(f)
	Per patient separation		962	667	651	673	627	1 112	754
Gross Capital expenditure ($'000)(g)
	Land and buildings		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Major medical equipment		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Information technology		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Other capital expenditure		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Total (e)		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
Net Capital expenditure ($'000)(i)
	Land and buildings		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Major medical equipment		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Information technology		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Other capital expenditure		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Total (e)		np	np	np	np	np	np	np
— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) 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) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items. (c) 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 contract services. (f) Average expenditure figures can vary considerably between hospitals depending on the type of services they provide. (g) Capital expenditure refers to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information. Note that gross and net capital expenditure has not been published for 2011-12. See Explanatory Note 40 for further information.

When recurrent expenditure is adjusted to remove the effects of price changes over the period, the average annual increase over the five years from 2006-07 ($431 million) to 2011-12 ($688 million) was 9.8% (see graph in Income section). For further information on the use of chain volume measures to adjust income and expenditure, see Explanatory Note 26.

When average expenditure per separation is adjusted to remove the effects of price changes over the period, the average annual increase over the five years from 2006-07 ($682) to 2011-12 ($736) was 1.5%


Free-standing Day Hospitals, Expenditure per patient(a): 2006-07 to 2011-12(b)
(a) Laspeyres input cost index was used to provide real expenditure. See Explanatory Note 26 for further information.
(b) Data for the 2007–08 reference year are not available. See Explanatory Note 4.

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