A Western Australian parliamentary question on notice regarding ambulance diversion/bypass at Perth metropolitan hospitals during June 2010, revealing significant diversion times at some hospitals.

AnsweredQoN 3786Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 August 2010
Portfolio
Health

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(1) Will the Minister advise the date(s) during June 2010 that the following hospitals had active ambulance diversion/bypass:
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham-Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale-Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
(2) For each hospital with active ambulance diversion/bypass, what is the average time the emergency department was on diversion/by-pass?
(3) For each hospital emergency department, what was the longest period of time that the emergency was on diversion/bypass?

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Answered
21 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
(1)(a-c) Nil.
(d) 28/06/2010 to 29/06/2010.
(e) 05/06/2010; 11/06/2010 to 12/06/2010; 20/06/2010 to 21/06/2010; 24/06/2010; 29/06/2010.
(f) 03/06/2010 to 04/06/2010; 08/06/2010; 15/06/2010; 17/06/2010; 21/06/2010 to 22/06/2010; 28/06/2010.
(g) 04/06/2010; 08/06/2010; 10/06/2010 to 12/06/2010; 14/06/2010; 17/06/2010 to 19/06/2010; 21/06/2010; 24/06/2010 to 25/06/2010; 28/06/2010.
(2)(a-c) Nil.
(d) 9 minutes.
(e) 53 minutes.
(f) 52 minutes.
(g) 177 minutes.
Note: Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 30 days of June 2010.
(3)(a-c) Nil.
(d) 255 minutes.
(e) 483 minutes.
(f) 360 minutes.
(g) 588 minutes.
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