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Hospitals—common procedures
(Question No 2725)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 20 September 2019:
(1) What are the 20 most common procedures performed at The Canberra Hospital and how many of these procedures were performed during 2018-19.
(2) For each of the procedures in part (1), what is the average cost of performing these procedures and how does this cost compare with (a) the Australian average and (b) peer group hospitals.
(3) What are the 20 most common procedures performed at the Calvary Public Hospital Bruce and how many of these procedures were performed during 2018-19.
(4) For each of the procedures in part (3), what it the average cost of performing these procedures and how does this compare with (a) the Australian average and (b) peer group hospitals.
(5) What are the 20 most common procedures performed in private hospitals on patients funded by Canberra Health Services, and of these (a) how many of each procedure were performed during 2018-19 and (b) how does this compare with the Australian average for the relevant procedure.
Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1)
Procedure Block |
Number of Procedures at Canberra Hospital |
Generalised allied health interventions |
36,898 |
Cerebral anaesthesia |
20,150 |
Haemodialysis |
19,907 |
Administration of blood & blood products |
4,608 |
Other debridement of subcutaneous tissues |
2,857 |
Conduction anaesthesia |
2,008 |
Administration of pharmacotherapy |
1,878 |
Spontaneous vertex delivery |
1,799 |
Non-invasive ventilation support |
1,642 |
Coronary angiography |
1,545 |
Postpartum suture |
1,367 |
Medical or surgical induction of labour |
1,184 |
Caesarean section |
1,052 |
Excision procedures |
961 |
Excision of lesion of subcutaneous tissues |
916 |
Analgesia & anaesthesia during labour & delivery procedure |
910 |
Endoscopic insertion, replace, removal ureteric stent |
793 |
Fetal monitoring |
743 |
Transluminal coronary angioplasty with stenting |
725 |
Examination procedures on ventricle |
648 |
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