survey on total cost and income of physiotherapy unit in Alzahra Hospital of Esfahan city

ABSTRACT

Rehabilitation services are among the first response to disability or weakness. Persons who need rehabilitation supports may be calssified on an outpatient and inpatient basis. Physiotherapy unit total cost and income analysis, Was the goal of this study which was conducted in Alzahra hospital in Isfahan university of medical sciences. This survey is analytic and cross sectional. Check list was provided and used for account income and total cost and data was gathered from accounting documents, depot and physiotherapy unit. Average of income for each patient was 34149 Rials [R.]. and average of employee wage was 26801 R. in 1384. Average of consumed material and depreciation expenditure for each patient in this unit were calculated as 171 and 1359 R., respectively. Average of additional costs and energy expenditure in physiotherapy unit for each patient were 5617 R. and 141 R. this results shows that physiotherapy unit was not profitable injurious for hospital during the study time. Time, facilities and equipments are not used completely in physiotherapy unit. We recommend increasing active services time and establishing other services like hydrotherapy