❓ Ms Mettam questions the Minister for Health on the current average daily operating costs of medihotel and tertiary hospital beds, following up on previous data from 2023. The Minister provides updated costs and notes variations in medihotel models.
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Minister, with reference to the response to a question on notice to the former Minister for Health on June 21, 2023, where the average daily operating cost per medihotel bed was $140 and the average daily operating cost of a tertiary hospital bed was $2,365, I ask: (a) What is the current average daily operating cost per medihotel bed; and (b) What is the current average daily operating cost per tertiary hospital bed?
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16 September 2025
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Minister for Health
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9 days
a) There are different models of medihotels operating within the WA Health System. The answer provided in June 2023 was for the medihotel operating within the East Metropolitan Health Service. The most recent average cost per day for this facility is $268.30.
The Murdoch Medihotel is a much larger, higher acuity medihotel facility with a different operating model, bed day costs are not yet available for this facility.
b) Using the most recent available data, the average cost per day for tertiary hospital beds in Western Australia is $2,610.
The Murdoch Medihotel is a much larger, higher acuity medihotel facility with a different operating model, bed day costs are not yet available for this facility.
b) Using the most recent available data, the average cost per day for tertiary hospital beds in Western Australia is $2,610.
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