❓ Dr. Krishnan inquired about additional hospital beds, particularly at Bentley Hospital. The Minister for Health responded, highlighting the opening of a new 30-bed modular unit at Bentley and its positive impact on patient rehabilitation and overall hospital capacity.
AnsweredQoN 633Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
BENTLEY
HOSPITAL — BED CAPACITY
633. Dr J. KRISHNAN to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the McGowan Labor government's record
investment our hospitals and its commitment to deliver extra capacity across Western
Australia's public health system.
(1) Can the minister update the house on the delivery of
additional beds in our hospitals?
(2) Can the minister advise the house what these additional
beds mean for Bentley Hospital?
HOSPITAL — BED CAPACITY
633. Dr J. KRISHNAN to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the McGowan Labor government's record
investment our hospitals and its commitment to deliver extra capacity across Western
Australia's public health system.
(1) Can the minister update the house on the delivery of
additional beds in our hospitals?
(2) Can the minister advise the house what these additional
beds mean for Bentley Hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Riverton for his question and his
lifelong commitment to improving health outcomes for our community and bringing
that passion into the Parliament.
(1)–(2) On Tuesday, 11 October, the new 30-bed
modular unit opened at Bentley Hospital. It is a welcome addition to
Bentley Hospital that is part of our delivery of the equivalent of a tertiary
hospital in beds across our health system in the last 12 months—a
significant uplift in beds across our public health system. The modular ward is
a unique build and design for WA Health and it has worked incredibly well. We
are certainly keen to explore further opportunities for this kind of build and
design into the future. The unit is, essentially, designed and built in WA
using a local workforce and then moved onsite and landscaped into the hospital.
It is a permanent structure and it is beautifully and seamlessly attached to
the existing hospital. At Bentley campus, this means an extra 30 beds for the
rehabilitation of patients. It is a beautiful unit. It has a kitchen, a dining
area and a gym as well as the beds so that people who have had significant injuries
can be assessed and learn skills in a home setting such as how to manoeuvre
around the kitchen to cook for themselves
and to take care of themselves if they are using new equipment or a wheelchair
and so on and so forth. There is a group therapy area as well.
It
was great to talk to some of the patients and allied health staff at the new
facility. These modular constructions have added additional beds to
Bunbury Hospital at South West Health Campus, Osborne Park Hospital, Bentley
Hospital and Rockingham General Hospital. That is fantastic and they have gone
up in literally six months. It is outstanding work from the infrastructure team
at the Departments of Health and Finance and I want to thank Multiplex for
delivering this build on time and on budget.
A member interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : Yes, it is really good. It will also
mean an uplift of 80 full-time clinical staff in this ward alone. That will
leave open beds at Royal Perth Hospital. Those who are recovering in Royal
Perth Hospital can be moved out to Bentley and do their rehabilitation there.
That will open up beds at Royal Perth Hospital for those who come in with more
traumatic and acute illnesses and who need to be supported in a tertiary
hospital such as Royal Perth Hospital. It is fantastic outcome. It has taken
less than six months for all these modular builds and it is a great outcome for
WA Health.
lifelong commitment to improving health outcomes for our community and bringing
that passion into the Parliament.
(1)–(2) On Tuesday, 11 October, the new 30-bed
modular unit opened at Bentley Hospital. It is a welcome addition to
Bentley Hospital that is part of our delivery of the equivalent of a tertiary
hospital in beds across our health system in the last 12 months—a
significant uplift in beds across our public health system. The modular ward is
a unique build and design for WA Health and it has worked incredibly well. We
are certainly keen to explore further opportunities for this kind of build and
design into the future. The unit is, essentially, designed and built in WA
using a local workforce and then moved onsite and landscaped into the hospital.
It is a permanent structure and it is beautifully and seamlessly attached to
the existing hospital. At Bentley campus, this means an extra 30 beds for the
rehabilitation of patients. It is a beautiful unit. It has a kitchen, a dining
area and a gym as well as the beds so that people who have had significant injuries
can be assessed and learn skills in a home setting such as how to manoeuvre
around the kitchen to cook for themselves
and to take care of themselves if they are using new equipment or a wheelchair
and so on and so forth. There is a group therapy area as well.
It
was great to talk to some of the patients and allied health staff at the new
facility. These modular constructions have added additional beds to
Bunbury Hospital at South West Health Campus, Osborne Park Hospital, Bentley
Hospital and Rockingham General Hospital. That is fantastic and they have gone
up in literally six months. It is outstanding work from the infrastructure team
at the Departments of Health and Finance and I want to thank Multiplex for
delivering this build on time and on budget.
A member interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : Yes, it is really good. It will also
mean an uplift of 80 full-time clinical staff in this ward alone. That will
leave open beds at Royal Perth Hospital. Those who are recovering in Royal
Perth Hospital can be moved out to Bentley and do their rehabilitation there.
That will open up beds at Royal Perth Hospital for those who come in with more
traumatic and acute illnesses and who need to be supported in a tertiary
hospital such as Royal Perth Hospital. It is fantastic outcome. It has taken
less than six months for all these modular builds and it is a great outcome for
WA Health.
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