❓ Mr. Simpson asks about patient waiting times in the hospital's emergency department for specific months. The Minister for Health provides detailed data on average, shortest, and longest waiting times, sourced from the Department of Health's data collection.
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(a) what was the average patient waiting time before being treated by a doctor in the designated emergency department of this hospital in:
(i) June 2007;
(ii) July 2007;
(iii) December 2007; and
(iv) January 2008;
(b) what was the shortest daily average patient waiting time (list the day being cited) before being treated by a doctor in the designated emergency department of this hospital in the month of:
(i) June 2007;
(ii) July 2007;
(iii) December 2007; and
(iv) January 2008; and
(c) what was the longest average patient waiting time (list the day being cited) before being treated by a doctor in the designated emergency department of this hospital in the month of:
(i) June 2007;
(ii) July 2007;
(iii) December 2007; and
(iv) January 2008?
(i) June 2007;
(ii) July 2007;
(iii) December 2007; and
(iv) January 2008;
(b) what was the shortest daily average patient waiting time (list the day being cited) before being treated by a doctor in the designated emergency department of this hospital in the month of:
(i) June 2007;
(ii) July 2007;
(iii) December 2007; and
(iv) January 2008; and
(c) what was the longest average patient waiting time (list the day being cited) before being treated by a doctor in the designated emergency department of this hospital in the month of:
(i) June 2007;
(ii) July 2007;
(iii) December 2007; and
(iv) January 2008?
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Answered
12 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
15 days
(a) The average patient waiting time before being treated by a doctor in the Emergency Department was:
(i) 60 minutes
(ii) 75 minutes
(iii) 59 minutes
(iv) 60 minutes
(b) The shortest daily average patient waiting time before being treated by a doctor in the Emergency Department was:
(i) Saturday 16
th
June 2007 26 minutes
(ii) Saturday 28
th
July 2007 33 minutes
(iii) Friday 14
th
December 2007 23 minutes
(iv) Friday 11
th
January 2008 30 minutes
(c) The longest average patient waiting time before being treated by a doctor in the Emergency Department was:
(i) Thursday 7
th
June 2007 88 minutes
(ii) Monday 30
th
July 2007 100 minutes
(iii) Monday 10
th
December 2007 119 minutes
(iv) Monday 21
st
January 2008 113 minutes
Note:
The data source is the Department of Health's Emergency Department Data Collection. Data were prepared on 25 February 2008.
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(i) 60 minutes
(ii) 75 minutes
(iii) 59 minutes
(iv) 60 minutes
(b) The shortest daily average patient waiting time before being treated by a doctor in the Emergency Department was:
(i) Saturday 16
th
June 2007 26 minutes
(ii) Saturday 28
th
July 2007 33 minutes
(iii) Friday 14
th
December 2007 23 minutes
(iv) Friday 11
th
January 2008 30 minutes
(c) The longest average patient waiting time before being treated by a doctor in the Emergency Department was:
(i) Thursday 7
th
June 2007 88 minutes
(ii) Monday 30
th
July 2007 100 minutes
(iii) Monday 10
th
December 2007 119 minutes
(iv) Monday 21
st
January 2008 113 minutes
Note:
The data source is the Department of Health's Emergency Department Data Collection. Data were prepared on 25 February 2008.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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