Page 6412 - Week 19 - Tuesday, 17 December 1991

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FACTORS WAS THAT BED NUMBERS ARE NOT THE NUMBER

ONE FACTOR TO DETERMINE THE EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE OF ANY HOSPITAL. THIS WAS VERY CLEAR FROM OUR SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO SYDNEY TO ST. VINCENTS HOSPITALS AND THE ST GEORGE AREA HOSPITALS. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE WAY THE A.C.T. IN THE PAST HAS LOOKED AT WHETHER ROYAL CANBERRA AND WODEN VALLEY HOSPITALS WERE PROVIDING GOOD CARE TO PATIENTS AND ACHIEVING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES.

THE VISIT TO ST. VINCENTS PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAS MOST EDUCATIONAL. WE LEARNT THAT EFFICIENCY IN DAY SURGERY AND SHORT STAY CARE NEEDED SHARP DISCIPLINE AND NEEDED TO BE MONITORED ON A DAYTO-DAY BASIS. THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GET FEED BACK AND THEN BE IN A POSITION TO SEE WHAT OTHER DISCIPLINES THEY COULD BRING IN TO CUT DOWN COSTS

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