❓ Opposition questions the WA government's decision to move maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital, querying the rationale behind reversing a planned upgrade and downsizing the number of beds. The Minister defends the decision as being in the best interests of patients and aligned with expert recommendations.
AnsweredQoN 20Legislative Council
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WOODSIDE MATERNITY HOSPITAL - TRANSFER OF SERVICES TO FREMANTLE KALEEYA HOSPITAL
(1) What events or advice changed the decision last August to spend $2 million upgrading Woodside Maternity Hospital to the decision the following week to move obstetrics services to Fremantle Kaleeya Hospital? (2) If the Carpenter government favours larger obstetrics services, as the minister insists, why is the minister closing Woodside hospital, which has 23 designated maternity beds, and downsizing it to 12 beds at Kaleeya hospital? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) What events or advice changed the decision last August to spend $2 million upgrading Woodside Maternity Hospital to the decision the following week to move obstetrics services to Fremantle Kaleeya Hospital? (2) If the Carpenter government favours larger obstetrics services, as the minister insists, why is the minister closing Woodside hospital, which has 23 designated maternity beds, and downsizing it to 12 beds at Kaleeya hospital? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
(2) If the Carpenter government favours larger obstetrics services, as the minister insists, why is the minister closing Woodside hospital, which has 23 designated maternity beds, and downsizing it to 12 beds at Kaleeya hospital? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
(1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
(2) If the Carpenter government favours larger obstetrics services, as the minister insists, why is the minister closing Woodside hospital, which has 23 designated maternity beds, and downsizing it to 12 beds at Kaleeya hospital? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
(1)-(2) The decision to transfer maternity services from Woodside to Kaleeya hospital was made in the best interests of providing improved services to mothers and their babies. The move is a decision that is in line with the recommendations of the Reid report and the “Western Australian Statewide Obstetrics Services Review” conducted by Dr Harry Cohen, and it will provide improved services to women and their babies. The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
The decision to consider the location of the service arose following the release in mid-2005 of the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015”, and a subsequent approach by staff at Woodside hospital, who indicated that they felt there were three options for the hospital: total redevelopment on-site of Woodside Maternity Hospital; relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital to the newly purchased Kaleeya hospital in East Fremantle; or construction of a new maternity unit at the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital. The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
The option of relocating the service was considered in a feasibility study that was provided to the minister in December 2005. The level of service will be the same as that currently offered at Woodside. Bed days at Woodside, based on 85 per cent occupancy, translate to between 12 and 13 beds. The same service presently offered at Woodside will be offered at Kaleeya.
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