Fact Sheet
Summary of Restructuring Health Services in Kent County


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1. Summary of Total Bed/Service Requirements

Summary of Bed and Service Requirements

Bed Category Actual 1995/96 Planned for 1997/98 by Kent Hospitals Recommended by HSRC
Acute*

242

191

157

Projected Growth**

-

-

20

Acute Mental Health

29

29

21

Complex Continuing Care

46

38

61

Rehabilitation

13

13

19

Sub-Acute care

-

-

22

Total

330

271

300

ICUs (included in acute beds)

19

19

20

Operating Rooms

12

12

7

* Includes ICUs
** estimate only for purposes of sizing physical plant

Distribution of Long-Term Care Services in Kent County, 1996-2003

  Current beds/ spaces 1996 Proposed beds/spaces to 2003
Change
#%
Complex continuing care

46

61

15

35% increase

Long-term care

870

870

0

0

Supportive housing/long-term home care

985

1,209

224

23% increase

2. Summary of Total Reinvestments and Savings

Summary of Reinvestment for Kent County

Home Care

$1.0 million

Sub-Acute Care

$1.6 million

Complex Continuing Care

$1.8 million

Rehabilitation

$0.7 million

Mental Health

$0.6 million

Information Technology Systems

tbd

TOTAL

$5.7 million

Capital Cost Requirements and Cost Savings Under Two Scenarios

  Scenario 1 Scenario 2
Capital Cost $39.7 million $27.8 million

Sizing of Hospital Beds Under Two Scenarios

 
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
 
Public General
Sydenham District
Public General
Sydenham District

Acute Care Beds*

177

-

153

24

Mental Health

21

-

21

0

Rehabilitation

19

-

19

0

Complex Continuing care

61

-

49

12

Total

278

-

242

36

* reflects number of beds following the application of the HSRC's clinical efficiency benchmark to all Kent hospitals.

Summary of Cost Savings

Savings Summary
Scenario 1
Scenario 2

Total Net Expenses* (1995/96)

69,120,608

69,120,688

Program Transfers

1,054,362

0

Clinical Efficiencies

4,153,022

3,562,185

Support Service

1,217,706

1,279,782

Administrative Savings

4,116,259

3,767,414

Plant Closure Savings

1,246,385

1,246,385

change in selected expenses**

299,031

-3,278

Total Savings

12,086,766

9,852,488

Savings as percent in net expenses

17.5%

14.3%

* Net expenses from OCDM.
** Selected expenses are overhead expenses not transferred to the receiving institutions during program transfers.

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