❓ Ms. Mettam asks about the number of Code Yellows called by WA health service providers in 2021-2022 and 2022-present, broken down by month and hospital. The Minister provides a table of Code Yellows by Health Service Provider and refers to an attachment for a breakdown by hospital.
AnsweredQoN 643Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many Code Yellows were called in total by health service providers (in both the metropolitan and regional areas) for each month in the following years: (a) 2021-2022; and (b) 2022-date? (2) For each of those months listed in (1) (a) and (b), what is the breakdown of Code Yellows by hospital?
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Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
16 days
The term “code yellow” refers to an internal emergency in a hospital and is a trigger to activate a response. A Code Yellow emergency can be called for a range of issues including infrastructure issues (including ICT issues related to patient care), chemical spills, environmental factors (i.e. severe weather, earthquake), capacity issues or missing patients. WA Country Health Service does not use Code Yellow to denote bed or staff shortages.
A Code Yellow notification does not mean Emergency Departments are not able to accept additional patients.
(1) (a) – (b) The table below shows the total number of Code Yellows in hospitals by Health Service Provider for the corresponding time period.
Month-Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
Jul-21
6
8
18
5
Aug-21
6
13
22
6
Sep-21
4
5
12
8
Oct-21
5
3
20
15
Nov-21
3
10
7
4
Dec-21
1
10
7
5
Jan-22
2
9
7
2
Feb-22
5
6
6
9
Mar-22
2
3
13
6
Apr-22
8
5
15
3
May-22
9
15
12
17
Jun-22
8
14
11
15
Jul-22
4
16
12
7
Aug-22
7
10
9
4
Sep-22
8
23
4
5
Oct-22
1
13
7
5
Nov-22
6
12
6
8
(2) Please refer to Attachment 1.
A Code Yellow notification does not mean Emergency Departments are not able to accept additional patients.
(1) (a) – (b) The table below shows the total number of Code Yellows in hospitals by Health Service Provider for the corresponding time period.
Month-Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
Jul-21
6
8
18
5
Aug-21
6
13
22
6
Sep-21
4
5
12
8
Oct-21
5
3
20
15
Nov-21
3
10
7
4
Dec-21
1
10
7
5
Jan-22
2
9
7
2
Feb-22
5
6
6
9
Mar-22
2
3
13
6
Apr-22
8
5
15
3
May-22
9
15
12
17
Jun-22
8
14
11
15
Jul-22
4
16
12
7
Aug-22
7
10
9
4
Sep-22
8
23
4
5
Oct-22
1
13
7
5
Nov-22
6
12
6
8
(2) Please refer to Attachment 1.
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