❓ Opposition questions the government's approval of the Murdoch medi-hotel business case, citing insufficient patient numbers at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals to fill the acquired beds. The Premier defends the decision, highlighting the benefits of increased bed capacity and partnership with the private sector.
AnsweredQoN 731Legislative Assembly
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MURDOCH
MEDI-HOTEL — AEGIS HEALTH
731. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I refer to the documents obtained under freedom of
information legislation that highlight that Fiona Stanley and Fremantle
Hospitals do not have enough patients to fill the 80 beds that the state government
acquired for the Murdoch medi-hotel in the $55 million four-year deal with
private operator Aegis Health. Why did the government approve the business case prepared by Aegis without seeking advice or
clinical guidance from the South Metropolitan Health Service, or, at the
very least, ensuring that the facility was configured for optimal service
delivery?
MEDI-HOTEL — AEGIS HEALTH
731. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I refer to the documents obtained under freedom of
information legislation that highlight that Fiona Stanley and Fremantle
Hospitals do not have enough patients to fill the 80 beds that the state government
acquired for the Murdoch medi-hotel in the $55 million four-year deal with
private operator Aegis Health. Why did the government approve the business case prepared by Aegis without seeking advice or
clinical guidance from the South Metropolitan Health Service, or, at the
very least, ensuring that the facility was configured for optimal service
delivery?
AnswerView source ↗
I am often on my feet in this place defending the great work
that happens in the health department and across our great hospitals; usually
it is about the lack of hospital beds. I think the critique today is that there
are too many beds. There is no pleasing those on the other side. They are never
happy. They are so negative and always take the opportunity to run down our
great doctors and nurses in our health system, who are doing such an incredible
job day in, day out.
I believe the member is referencing a letter that was written
by a leader in our health system about two years ago. It is great to see that those beds will come onstream now. Any new beds
are a great opportunity for us to utilise them to make sure that we can
create spaces in our more acute wards. This will be a great opportunity. It is
a commitment we made in 2017 and it is great to see these beds now coming onstream
in a partnership with the private sector, which is obviously another important
feature of that facility. I think that precinct at Fiona Stanley Hospital is
called the knowledge centre. It is a great
addition to the precinct. We are really excited about how it will enhance
healthcare services right across the board, whether it is aged care,
accommodation, the medi-hotel, primary healthcare services or specialist
facilities. This is a great opportunity for us to celebrate a growing health
service that can accommodate the huge demand
on our system, and everyone, including those opposite, should take the
opportunity to celebrate it.
that happens in the health department and across our great hospitals; usually
it is about the lack of hospital beds. I think the critique today is that there
are too many beds. There is no pleasing those on the other side. They are never
happy. They are so negative and always take the opportunity to run down our
great doctors and nurses in our health system, who are doing such an incredible
job day in, day out.
I believe the member is referencing a letter that was written
by a leader in our health system about two years ago. It is great to see that those beds will come onstream now. Any new beds
are a great opportunity for us to utilise them to make sure that we can
create spaces in our more acute wards. This will be a great opportunity. It is
a commitment we made in 2017 and it is great to see these beds now coming onstream
in a partnership with the private sector, which is obviously another important
feature of that facility. I think that precinct at Fiona Stanley Hospital is
called the knowledge centre. It is a great
addition to the precinct. We are really excited about how it will enhance
healthcare services right across the board, whether it is aged care,
accommodation, the medi-hotel, primary healthcare services or specialist
facilities. This is a great opportunity for us to celebrate a growing health
service that can accommodate the huge demand
on our system, and everyone, including those opposite, should take the
opportunity to celebrate it.
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