Closure of a local public hospital in Korea: focusing on the organizational life cycle

Figures & data

Table 1 Inpatient revenue per 100 beds

Hospital Type	2010	2011	2012
Local public hospital	$5,711,892	$6,397,554	$6,440,847
Private hospital	$7,590,446	$8,014,639	–

Note: Data from National Medical Center.²⁹

Table 2 Details of the subsidy to local public hospitals, 2008–2012 (US$ million)

Government type	Facility expansion/renovation	Operating expense	Public health programs	Personnel expense in underserved areas	Support for information system/education	Total
Central government	201.4	–	2.03	0.76	8.47	212.7
Local government	179.0	320.5	–	0.76	–	500.3
Total	380.4	320.5	2.03	1.52	8.47	713.0

Note: Data from MOHW.³⁰

Abbreviation: MOHW, Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Table 3 Proportion of patients with medical care assistance in local public hospitals

Year	Average number of inpatients	Number of patients with medical care assistance	Proportion of patients with medical care assistance (%)
2008	76,820	27,405	35.7
2009	77,481	25,197	32.5
2010	78,571	24,247	30.9
2011	79,236	23,537	29.7

Note: Data from Kim.³³

Table 4 Comparison of the average patient revenue between local public hospitals and private hospitals

Year	Type	Local public hospitals (LPH)	Private hospitals (PH)	Ratio (LPH/PH)
2009	Inpatient	$106.08	$136.39	78%
	Outpatient	$29.90	$39.80	75%
2010	Inpatient	$110.10	$140.64	78%
	Outpatient	$30.14	$44.00	69%
2011	Inpatient	$112.84	$177.55	64%
	Outpatient	$31.38	$58.38	54%
2012	Inpatient	$115.96	–	–
	Outpatient	$32.00	–	–

Notes: Data from 2009–2012 Local Public Hospitals Financial Report.⁴⁷ Currency in US$.

Table 5 Average operational deficits of local public hospitals in 2011 and 2012

Number of beds	Average operational deficit	2012	2011
Less than 200	−$2,496,480	−$2,805,017	−$2,187,942
200–299	−$1,839,753	−$2,161,792	−$1,517,714
More than 300	−$6,537,725	−$6,705,420	−$6,370,030

Note: Data from MOHW.³¹

Abbreviation: MOHW, Ministry of Health and Welfare.

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