Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, if I can use NAS as an example, their total budget was $1,041,000 but after you take off the mortgage, utilities, heating costs and that type of thing. Their adjusted operating cost were $831,000 for 28 beds. That is where you get the $30,000 cost per bed. I would like to say, Mr. Chairman, that it was not strictly in respect to being the least efficient, respect to just operating cost. The other major factor is the fact that they had the smallest facility. They only had 12 beds. That would take the least number of beds out of the system as well. Where if you took a larger amount, obviously the vacancies would go up for the other facilities, but then we were concerned about possible waiting time. That was another issue that is out there in respect to reducing some of the availability of bed spaces, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
Kelvin Ng on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 20th, 1997
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
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