Hon Barry House asks about elective surgery cancellations in the past week at eight WA hospitals. Hon Sue Ellery provides a breakdown of cancellations for day and multi-day surgeries, specifying cancellations due to unavailable inpatient beds.

AnsweredQoN 601Legislative Council
Asked
19 August 2004
Portfolio
Health

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Will the parliamentary secretary please advise how many incidents of elective surgery were cancelled in the past seven days for (a) day surgery; and (b) multi-day surgery, for the following hospitals? (1) Royal Perth Hospital; (2) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; (3) Fremantle Hospital; (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital; (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital; (6) Swan District Hospital; (7) Osborne Park Hospital; and (8) Joondalup Health Campus, Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Royal Perth Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) 10. (2) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) 20. (3) Fremantle Hospital - (a) Three; (b) Six. (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Two. Initially three cases were cancelled but one case was reinstated as a day surgery case on the same day. (6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(2) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; (3) Fremantle Hospital; (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital; (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital; (6) Swan District Hospital; (7) Osborne Park Hospital; and (8) Joondalup Health Campus,
(3) Fremantle Hospital; (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital; (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital; (6) Swan District Hospital; (7) Osborne Park Hospital; and (8) Joondalup Health Campus,
(4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital; (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital; (6) Swan District Hospital; (7) Osborne Park Hospital; and (8) Joondalup Health Campus,
(5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital; (6) Swan District Hospital; (7) Osborne Park Hospital; and (8) Joondalup Health Campus,
(6) Swan District Hospital; (7) Osborne Park Hospital; and (8) Joondalup Health Campus,
(7) Osborne Park Hospital; and (8) Joondalup Health Campus,
(8) Joondalup Health Campus,
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Royal Perth Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) 10. (2) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) 20. (3) Fremantle Hospital - (a) Three; (b) Six. (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Two. Initially three cases were cancelled but one case was reinstated as a day surgery case on the same day. (6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(1) Royal Perth Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) 10. (2) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) 20. (3) Fremantle Hospital - (a) Three; (b) Six. (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Two. Initially three cases were cancelled but one case was reinstated as a day surgery case on the same day. (6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(2) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) 20. (3) Fremantle Hospital - (a) Three; (b) Six. (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Two. Initially three cases were cancelled but one case was reinstated as a day surgery case on the same day. (6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(3) Fremantle Hospital - (a) Three; (b) Six. (4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Two. Initially three cases were cancelled but one case was reinstated as a day surgery case on the same day. (6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(4) Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Two. Initially three cases were cancelled but one case was reinstated as a day surgery case on the same day. (6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(5) Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Two. Initially three cases were cancelled but one case was reinstated as a day surgery case on the same day. (6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(6) Swan District Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. (7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(7) Osborne Park Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Three. Initially five cases were cancelled but two of these cases were reinstated as day surgery cases on the same day. (8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
(8) Joondalup Hospital - (a) Nil; (b) Nil. These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.
These responses relate to elective surgery cancellations related to unavailable inpatient beds only. Other forms of cancellations - for example patient-initiated and a change in clinical conditions and so on - are excluded.

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