❓ Libby Mettam (Opposition) questions the Health Minister about average daily active beds and total bed capacity in metropolitan hospitals. The Minister provides monthly average active bed data but states daily bed audits aren't conducted.
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(1) What was the average number of daily active beds for each month in the 2023-2024 financial year and for each month of the 2024-2025 financial year to date across all metropolitan hospitals ? (2) What was the total bed capacity for the same time period as (1) for each metropolitan hospital?
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Answered
12 August 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
(1) A hospital bed available for patient use is a point in time measure which could change due to staffing levels, hospital demand, isolation requirements, maintenance works, or other reasons at any given hour. The Cook Labor Government has added over 900 beds to the system since 2021.
This data does not include contracted beds.
Financial Year
Month
Average active beds
2023-24
January
3,676
February
3,703
March
3,715
April
3,720
May
3,743
June
3,717
2024-25
July
3,740
August
3,820
September
3,910
October
3,930
November
3,937
December
3,920
January
3,958
February
3,990
March
3,995
April
3,993
May
4,017
* This data is not available prior to 2024.
(2) Bed audits to determine bed inventory are not undertaken daily.
This data does not include contracted beds.
Financial Year
Month
Average active beds
2023-24
January
3,676
February
3,703
March
3,715
April
3,720
May
3,743
June
3,717
2024-25
July
3,740
August
3,820
September
3,910
October
3,930
November
3,937
December
3,920
January
3,958
February
3,990
March
3,995
April
3,993
May
4,017
* This data is not available prior to 2024.
(2) Bed audits to determine bed inventory are not undertaken daily.
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