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❓ Hon Anthony Spagnolo asks about bed capacity and operational pressures at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 12 August 2025. The Minister was unable to provide the requested data due to collation and verification requirements.

AnsweredQoN 445Legislative Council

Asked

14 August 2025

Member

Hon Anthony Spagnolo

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Health

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I refer to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and I ask: (a) what is the current official bed capacity of the hospital; (b) on 12 August 2025, did the hospital operate at or above that capacity, referenced in (a), at any point; (c) if yes to (b), during which hours did this occur; (d) how many patients above capacity were being cared for during that period in (c); (e) were patient transfers from other hospitals declined during that period in (c); and (f) did the hospital place ambulances on by-pass at any time on that date in (b)?

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Answered

17 September 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health

Response time

8 days

a) The general bed capacity of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is 688, according to the Commonwealth defination of a bed.
b-f) Data relating to hospital capacity, patient volumes, transfer activity, and ambulance bypass status is drawn from mulitple operational systems and requires collation and verification. As such the information on this date is not available.

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