❓ Hon Wilson Tucker questions the percentage of tertiary/quaternary hospital admissions in Perth and the average bed-day costs across different hospital types. The Minister for Health provides data for 2021 and 2020/21 respectively.
AnsweredQoN 765Legislative Council
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I refer to the finding of the report of the Health Reform Committee of March 2004, based on data from the Department of Health, that less than one-fifth of hospital admissions in Perth tertiary hospitals were for tertiary or quaternary services, and I ask: (a) based on the most recent available data, what percentage of hospital admissions in Perth tertiary hospitals are for tertiary or quaternary services; and (b) what is the current average bed-day cost in: (i) tertiary hospitals; (ii) general metropolitan hospitals; and (iii) regional hospitals?
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Answered
9 August 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
(a) Based on the 2021 calendar year, 16.3 percent of multi-day hospital admissions in Perth tertiary hospitals are for tertiary or quaternary services.
(b) The average bed-day cost, using latest available information (2020/21), is as follows:
Hospital type
Cost per occupied bed-per day
(i) Tertiary hospitals
$2 589
(ii) General metropolitan hospitals
$1 861
(iii) Regional hospitals
$1 991
(b) The average bed-day cost, using latest available information (2020/21), is as follows:
Hospital type
Cost per occupied bed-per day
(i) Tertiary hospitals
$2 589
(ii) General metropolitan hospitals
$1 861
(iii) Regional hospitals
$1 991
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