Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson asks about patient numbers, staffing, costs, and patient-to-staff ratio at Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital in Shenton Park. The Minister provides figures for patient numbers, FTE staff, average daily cost per patient, and daily operating costs.

AnsweredQoN 937Legislative Council
Asked
11 September 2014
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

ROYAL
PERTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
937. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) How many
patients and full-time equivalent staff are currently in Royal Perth
Rehabilitation Hospital, Shenton Park?
(2) What is the patient-to-staff ratio at the Shenton Park
rehabilitation facility?
(3) What is the average daily cost per patient at Shenton
Park?
(4) What are the daily operating costs of the Shenton Park
rehabilitation facility?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) There are 139 patients and 350 FTE staff at Royal Perth
Rehabilitation Hospital.
(2) This is
dependent on which clinical ward—each is different—and the
acuity of patients on each of the wards at any given time.
(3) Based on
ward operating costs, plus medical salaries, it is averaged at approximately
$683 per person per day.
(4) It is approximately $95 000.

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