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Canberra community and those parts of New South Wales which depend on us.
(4) I assume that the costs quoted refer to net operating costs per adjusted occupied bed day and were calculated in accordance with methodology used in the 1985-86 utilisation cost study conducted by the Australian Institute of Health.
Crude costs per adjusted bed day are of course potentially misleading indicators of cost performance.
Hospital Services
(Question No. 44)
Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Community Services and Health, upon notice, on 15 November 1989, in relation to cleaning costs at ACT Hospitals:
(1) What program has been made towards bringing cleaning practices at Royal Canberra Hospital into line with commercial standards as proposed in the Initial Budget Statement.
(2) Does it currently cost $18 per square metre to clean Woden Valley Hospital (where contractors are used) and $32 per square metre at Royal Canberra Hospital (whose inhouse staff do the cleaning); if not, what are the costs.
(3) Can the Minister state what it currently costs in dollars per square metre to clean Calvary Hospital.
Mr Berry: The answer to Mr Humphries' question is as follows:
(1) I assume that the costs quoted refer to net operating costs per adjusted occupied bed day and were calculated in accordance with methodology used in the 1985-86 utilisation cost study conducted by the Australian Institute of Health.
(2) Current average cleaning costs per square metre for the following hospitals are:
Woden Valley Hospital $18.62
Royal Canberra Hospital Approx $28.00
(3) Calvary Hospital costs are about the same as Woden Valley Hospital. As I said in the previous question, detailed comparisons between the three hospitals are difficult and must be interpreted with considerable caution. Analysis of the gross costs between Royal Canberra and Woden Valley Hospitals show that labour costs account for 77 per cent of costs at Royal Canberra and 75 per cent at Woden Valley. A range of factors explain that apparent differences between the
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