EXPENDITURE

Recurrent expenditure for Free-standing day hospital facilities during 2013-14 was $815.2 million, up 5.9% from 2012-13.

Wages and salaries (including on-costs such as employer contributions to superannuation and payroll tax) represented 41.9% of recurrent expenditure in 2013-14, up from 41.4% in 2012-13. The proportion of total expenditure arising from wages and salaries (including on-costs) varied from 48.5% for Gynaecology, Fertility treatment and Family Planning facilities to 34.5% for Ophthalmic surgery hospitals.

Average expenditure for the 326 Free-standing day hospitals in 2013-14 was $2.5 million. This varied from $3.2 million for the 74 Ophthalmic surgery hospitals to $1.3 million for the 36 Plastic and cosmetic surgery establishments.

Table 3.8 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Expenditure —Type of Centre (a)—2013-14
		Gastroenterology (b)	Ophthalmic surgery	Plastic and cosmetic surgery	Gynaecology, Fertility treatment and Family Planning	Other(c)	Total(d)
Expenditure ($'000)(e)
	Wages and salaries, including on-costs	61,226	81,551	20,735	34,802	143,338	341,652
	Contract/consultancy payments for medical/health services	9,635	3,314	1,783	8,779	9,711	33,222
	Drug, medical, pharmaceuticals and surgical supplies(f)	25,526	85,860	9,704	10,800	64,351	196,241
	Food supplies	501	658	82	79	714	2,034
	Repair and maintenance	2,432	2,408	504	684	2,141	8,169
	Fuel and power	1,490	2,689	500	842	3,187	8,708
	Patient transport	np	90	10	np	155	326
	Depreciation and amortisation	3,852	7,283	1,116	10,197	14,790	37,238
	Interest	np	1,168	502	np	1,548	7,869
	Non-labour contract expenses	11,185	16,065	4,073	4,385	20,067	55,775
	Other (g)	19,436	35,389	6,112	18,727	44,266	123,930
	Total (d)	137,022	236,475	45,121	92,278	304,268	815,164
Wages and salaries, including on-costs as a proportion of total expenditure (%)		44.7	34.5	46.0	48.5	43.7	41.9
Average expenditure ($)(h)
	Per patient separation	542	1,026	1,150	1,129	744	725
Gross Capital expenditure ($'000)(i)
	Land and buildings	206	3,107	np	np	np	18,004
	Major medical equipment	2,263	5,259	392	784	11,237	19,935
	Information technology	345	574	np	np	np	3,280
	Other capital expenditure	418	1,897	185	1,136	2,165	5,801
	Total (d)	3,232	10,837	800	2,205	29,946	47,020
Net Capital expenditure ($'000)(i)
	Land and buildings	np	np	68	27	14,596	np
	Major medical equipment	np	np	392	np	np	19,824
	Information technology	np	np	np	np	np	np
	Other capital expenditure	np	np	185	1,117	2,119	5,679
	Total (d)	np	10,557	np	2,089	29,844	46,445
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated (a) See Explanatory Note 25 for further information of categories. (b) Gastroenterology, including endoscopy (c)Including Dental Oral Maxillofacial surgery, Dialysis, Oncology, General surgery, sleep disorders clinic and other types of centre. (d) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items. (e) Expenditure refers to expenditure on goods and services, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). See Glossary for further information. (f) Including surgically implanted prostheses and homograft items. (g) Including contract services. (h) Average expenditure figures can vary considerably between hospitals depending on the type of services they provide. (i) Capital expenditure refers to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information.

Average Expenditure for the 326 Free standing day hospitals in 2013-14 was $2.5 million, ranging from $3.1 million for the 52 hospitals in Queensland to $2.1 million for the 19 Free standing day hospitals in Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.

Wages and salaries, as a proportion of total expenditure, ranged from 44.9% in Victoria to 40.0% in New South Wales and the smaller states. Average expenditure per patient separation ranged from $931 in New South Wales (up from $904 in 2012-13) to $570 in Victoria (up from $533 in 2012-13).

Table 3.9 PRIVATE FREE-STANDING DAY HOSPITALS, Expenditure —State and territories—2013-14
		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas., NT & ACT(a)	Aus.(b)
Expenditure ($'000)(c)
	Wages and salaries, including on-costs	109,168	81,840	65,771	28,024	40,970	15,879	341,652
	Contract/consultancy payments for medical/health services	11,099	8,181	6,716	np	2,791	np	33,222
	Drug, medical, pharmaceuticals and surgical supplies(d)	74,940	34,408	42,177	11,557	21,622	11,537	196,241
	Food supplies	653	373	537	133	186	152	2,034
	Repair and maintenance	3,177	1,386	1,426	580	924	676	8,169
	Fuel and power	2,843	1,616	1,974	722	1,229	324	8,708
	Patient transport	110	59	55	np	np	np	326
	Depreciation and amortisation	11,626	14,290	3,948	2,888	2,797	1,689	37,238
	Interest	1,844	1,615	987	np	np	np	7,869
	Non-labour contract expenses	17,202	12,261	10,793	3,779	8,550	3,190	55,775
	Other (e)	39,955	26,343	28,845	9,814	13,387	5,586	123,930
	Total (c)	272,617	182,372	163,229	64,075	93,144	39,727	815,164
Wages and salaries, including on-costs, as a proportion of total expenditure (%)		40.0	44.9	40.3	43.7	44.0	40.0	41.9
Average expenditure ($)(f)
	Per patient separation	931	570	718	695	671	750	725
Gross Capital expenditure ($'000)(g)
	Land and buildings	9,797	353	np	226	np	np	18,004
	Major medical equipment	11,682	2,387	3,323	577	830	1,136	19,935
	Information technology	1,193	1,240	np	299	np	np	3,280
	Other capital expenditure	2,731	650	880	294	712	534	5,801
	Total (e)	25,403	4,630	7,206	1,396	4,843	3,542	47,020
Net Capital expenditure ($'000)(g)
	Land and buildings	9,797	np	np	226	3,110	1,758	np
	Major medical equipment	np	np	np	np	830	1,136	19,824
	Information technology	np	1,215	np	299	191	114	np
	Other capital expenditure	np	np	np	np	np	534	5,679
	Total (e)	25,317	4,528	np	np	np	3,542	46,445
— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated (a) Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have been aggregated to protect the confidentiality of the small number of hospitals in these states/territories. (b) Figures have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between totals and the sums of the component items. (c) Expenditure refers to expenditure on goods and services, which does not result in the creation or acquisition of fixed assets (new or second-hand). See Glossary for further information. (d) Including surgically implanted prostheses and homograft items. (e) Including contract services. (f) Average expenditure figures can vary considerably between hospitals depending on the type of services they provide. (g) Capital expenditure refers to expenditure in a period on the acquisition or enhancement of an asset (excluding financial assets). See Glossary for further information.

When recurrent expenditure is adjusted to remove the effects of price changes over the period, the average annual increase over the five years from 2009-10 (total real expenditure of $632 million) to 2013-14 (total real expenditure of $793 million) was 4.6% (see graph in Income section). For further information on the use of chain volume measures to adjust income and expenditure, see Explanatory Note 26.

When average expenditure per separation is adjusted to remove the effects of price changes over the period, the average annual change over the five years from 2009-10 (total real expenditure per patient separation of $735) to 2013-14 (total real expenditure per patient separation of $705) was a decrease of 0.8%.