❓ The question seeks to compare the cost of fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) doctors versus local doctors staffing the Albany Regional Hospital emergency department. The answer reveals a significantly higher cost for the FIFO model.
AnsweredQoN 6067Legislative Assembly
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(1) What is the total cost of providing fly in fly out doctors to staff the emergency department of Albany Regional Hospital for the 12 months to 31 August 2011?
(2) What was the total cost of providing local doctors to staff the emergency department of Albany Regional Hospital for the last 12 months that they provided the service?
(2) What was the total cost of providing local doctors to staff the emergency department of Albany Regional Hospital for the last 12 months that they provided the service?
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Answered
22 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
16 days
(1) For the 12 months to 31 August 2011 the total cost of staffing the Emergency Department (ED) at Albany Hospital with 'fly in fly out' Senior Medical Officer and ED Specialist services was $3,929,238 (includes remuneration, air fares, accommodation, hire car and agency fees). This cost is expended to provide a 24 hour, 7 days per week on site coverage of the ED and involves having a Consultant Emergency Physician (on site and on call), 3 Senior Medical Practitioners, a local General Practitioner every 24 hours, and a Clinical Director for the ED.
(2) The total cost of using only local General Practitioners to provide on call coverage to the ED at Albany Hospital for the last 12 months that this model of medical service was in place (October 2008 - September 2009) was $991,781. This on call model was based on having 3 General Practitioners (one each from The Surgery, Southern Regional Medical Group and "Solos") on call, for their own patients, with the capacity for call back as requested, per day.
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(2) The total cost of using only local General Practitioners to provide on call coverage to the ED at Albany Hospital for the last 12 months that this model of medical service was in place (October 2008 - September 2009) was $991,781. This on call model was based on having 3 General Practitioners (one each from The Surgery, Southern Regional Medical Group and "Solos") on call, for their own patients, with the capacity for call back as requested, per day.
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