OUTPATIENT FEES IN 1982

Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam asked the Minister for Health if he will give the total outpatient fees for the whole of 1982 collected in the hospitals and clinics outside the hospitals.

Mr Howe Yoon Chong: The total outpatient fees collected in the hospitals and clinics outside the hospitals for the calendar year 1982 and the estimated running costs (ie excluding costs of land, buildings and amortisation of capital equipment) for Financial Year 1982 are shown below: Fees collected for Estimated Running Calender Year 1982 Costs for FY 1982 1. Hospitals (i) Specialist Outpatient Clinics (SOCs) $13,475,570 $24,686,000 (ii) A & E Departments $ 3,128,460 $16,604,030 $10,248,000 $34,934,000 ----------- ----------- 2. Primary Health Care Services (i) Outpatient Clinics $ 5,973,100 $17,753,000 (ii) Maternal & Child Health Clinics $ 326,890 $ 6,299,990 $10,748,000 $28,501,000 ----------- ----------- 3. Dental Clinics $ 3,576,980 $15,852,000 ----------- ----------- TOTAL: $26,481,000 $79,287,000 ----------- -----------