Table 3.
Assumed costs of OPD consultations (n = 95)
| District |
A |
B |
C# |
D |
E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | |
|
Travel by Road |
|
|
|
|
|
| Brisbane |
24 |
$8424 |
N/A |
- |
$8424 |
| Ipswich |
5 |
$1755 |
N/A |
- |
$1755 |
| Redcliffe |
11 |
$3861 |
N/A |
- |
$3861 |
| Moggill |
3 |
$1053 |
N/A |
- |
$1053 |
| Sunshine Coast |
11 |
$3861 |
$13 |
$143 |
$4004 |
| Gold Coast |
12 |
$4212 |
$14 |
$168 |
$4380 |
| Lismore |
3 |
$1053 |
$22 |
$66 |
$1119 |
| Kingaroy |
2 |
$702 |
$31 |
$63 |
$765 |
|
Subtotal road travel |
71 |
$24,921 |
|
$440 |
$25,361 |
|
Travel by air |
|
|
|
|
|
| Bundaberg |
2 |
$702 |
$1158 |
$2316 |
$3018 |
| Emerald |
1 |
$351 |
$1542 |
$1542 |
$1893 |
| Cairns |
8 |
$2808 |
$1602 |
$12,816 |
$15,624 |
| Mt Isa |
13 |
$4563 |
$1582 |
$20,566 |
$25,129 |
|
Subtotal air travel |
24 |
$8424 |
|
$37,240 |
$45,664 |
|
Total
|
95
|
$33345
|
|
$37,680
|
$71,025
|
|
Mean $ road travel |
|
|
|
|
$357 |
|
Mean $ air travel |
|
|
|
|
$1903 |
| Mean $ all travel | $748 |
#PTS subsidy 15c per km, all airfares and accommodation subsidy $30 per person when more than 50 km from RCH [19].
A. Number of consultations.
B. Cost of consultations (A × $351).
C. Cost per return trip for child and parent #.
D. Travel cost (A × C).
E. Total cost to health service (B + D).