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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 6 Hansard (22 June) . . Page.. 1647 ..

Intensive Care Unit - Cost of Beds

(Question No. 132)

Mr Stanhope asked the Minister for Health and Community Care, upon notice, on 20 April 1999:

In relation to the cost of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds

(1) What is the cost for each patient transferred between the National Capital

Private Hospital and The Canberra Hospital since 5 October 1998.

(2) Will this arrangement be ongoing, and if so, what is its anticipated duration.

Mr Moore

: The answer to the Member's question is:

(1) The cost for each patient transferred since 5 October 1998 follows:

$14,735.20

$12,963.05

$3700

$3700

$1907

$1850

$1850

$1850

$1850

$1287

$1250

$1250

$1075

$1250

$1250

$750

(2) The original agreement with The National Capital Private hospital expired on

31 December 1998 and there is no formal ongoing arrangement for the transfer

of patients.

However where there is a Canberra Hospital patient who needs an Intensive Care bed, and the patient cannot be accommodated in the TCH ICU or feasibly transferred to another local or interstate ICU, arrangements for using The National Capital Private Hospital's ICU will be pursued. This will be on a case by case basis.

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