HOSPITAL FUNDING

113 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (17 July 2012). With respect to 2012-13 Budget Paper 4, vol. 3, p. 48—

1. What is the total cost to the Health Budget in 2012-13 for the maintenance and operation of current Repatriation General Hospital, including staffing, administrative and maintenance costs?

2. How many beds are in operation at Repatriation General Hospital and across what functions?

3. What is the total number of employees at the hospital, including FTEs and actual persons?

4. What is the total number of emergency department presentations at the hospital at present and what is the forecast?

5. What is the government's overall plan for the hospital going forward?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): I am advised:

1. The budget for maintenance cost centre (containing much of the facility's maintenance costs) in 2011-12 was $3,098,474, while the actual expenditure was $3,151,581.

Based on the data contained in the 2012-13 Health Performance Agreement, the total cost, net of revenue, to the Health Budget for Repatriation General Hospital (RGH) is $129,599,000.

It should be noted this includes RGH Mental Health, but excludes the Capital Works program, which is unknown at this stage.

2. There are 279 beds in operation at Repatriation General Hospital and across the following functions: Acute Referral Unit, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Cardiology, Critical Care, Dermatology, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Mental Health, Neurology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Oncology & Haematology, Ophthalmology, Orthotics and Prosthetics Department of SA, Orthopaedics, Pain Management, Physiotherapy, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Rehabilitation & Aged Care, Rheumatology, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Stomal Wound Care and Urology.

3. The total number of employees at the hospital are 1,082.74 FTE and 1,465 actual persons. These figures exclude the co-located services of Medical Imaging, Pharmacy and Mental Health. Mental Health at RGH have 141.46 FTE.

4. RGH does not have a recognised emergency department.

5. RGH will focus on its role as a general hospital, providing rehabilitation, palliative care and mental health services in the southern suburbs.