❓ Hon Simon Ehrenfeld inquired about the number of emergency patients from the Joondalup catchment transferred to distant hospitals, but the Department of Health stated they do not operate ambulance services and suggested asking St John Ambulance.
AnsweredQoN 398Legislative Council
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Ambulance transfers398.Hon Simon Ehrenfeldto theparliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:I refer to the reports
of emergency patients in the northern suburbs, including in Joondalup itself,
being transferred by ambulance over 40 kilometres away to Fiona Stanley
Hospital.For 2025–26 to date,
approximately how many patients who would normally be within the catchment of
Joondalup Health Campus were picked up from that area and transferred to Fiona
Stanley Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital?
secretary representing the Minister for Health:I refer to the reports
of emergency patients in the northern suburbs, including in Joondalup itself,
being transferred by ambulance over 40 kilometres away to Fiona Stanley
Hospital.For 2025–26 to date,
approximately how many patients who would normally be within the catchment of
Joondalup Health Campus were picked up from that area and transferred to Fiona
Stanley Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following on
behalf of the Minister for Health.
The Department of
Health does not operate ambulance services. The member is asked to place the
question on notice and consideration will be given to whether such data is
available from St John Ambulance.
honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following on
behalf of the Minister for Health.
The Department of
Health does not operate ambulance services. The member is asked to place the
question on notice and consideration will be given to whether such data is
available from St John Ambulance.
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