Sessional use room costs

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Hi,

We were looking at a new GP surgery opening up in our region, looking at expanding our practice into a new area. We enquired what the room rental might be and were given a figure of around $140 for a "session" which is apparently 4 hours use of a room. The rate does include limited reception support, for what it's worth.

This seemed a little steep to me, but then I realised that I have no idea what a reasonable "session" charge might be.

We've done some number crunching & know that we already have enough patients travelling from this area to our existing clinic to support a new venture, but I'm intrigued about the pricing of their rooms.

What do people know of GP room rates & charges. Does this seem the norm or overpriced?

 

Hi, I rent a room in a GP surgery. I pay $126 for all day, includes reception making appointments and dealing with money if I need them to.

Cheers
Esher

 

That seems steep, it also could be dependant on the area too... inner Sydney would be in a different league to regional Tasmania foe example. You might like to ring around other places in your area. Or ask a real estate agent or accountant in your area as they might have a good idea.

 

Hi,

$140 for a 4 hour session seems a bit high, you would expect at least a 5 hr session for that price.

I have rented rooms for a 5-6 hour session and rates can vary between $80-$150. Alternativly, some clinics charge per hour instead of a sessional rate so you only pay for the room when you have patients (ie start at 3pm and finish at 4pm, means you only pay the one hour).
From my experience if you pay rent for a room, the cost includes reception taking bookings and making payments and full use of facilities- printers, fax, telephone etc. 'Limited' reception support can be a problem- if it is a big and busy medical clinic, reception are the people you rely on most to orgainse the patients. I was losing valuable business in a big clinic as I was only there one day a week- some patients were being booked in with other professionals, patient details were wrong and if they did not show up I didnt have the right number to call them back on, and the list went on, hence, I am no longer at the clinic. As long as you can rely on reception to look after your business and patients when you are not there it should be fine.

Also just check that on public holidays you are not paying, as I have had some clinics charge even if they do not open on the day. Also if you are looking for holidays, ask if they will allow time off without being charged rent. At christmas I take 3-4 weeks off as part of the initial agreement. After all, you dont want to pay for time when you are not there!!

I have tended to steer away from clinics that 'take a percentage' of what you make- this can vary each week- payment for rent is much easier.

Hope this helps. Good Luck.

Christina

 

Welcome Christina, think you missed out on this. Only a little late!
Thanks for the info.
Cheers