Question On Notice No. 765 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 June 2022 by Hon Wilson Tucker
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
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?
Answered on 9 August 2022
(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:
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Hospital type
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Cost per occupied bed-per day
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(i) Tertiary hospitals
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$2 589
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(ii) General metropolitan hospitals
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$1 861
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(iii) Regional hospitals
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$1 991
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