Mr. Cook requests detailed data on patient wait times (seen, admitted, discharged, transferred) across several WA hospitals for a six-month period. The response provides median wait times in minutes, adhering to the Four Hour Rule definition.

AnsweredQoN 6433Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 October 2011
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(1) Please outline for each day the average time period that patients are seen, admitted discharged or transferred within:
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham- Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup, for the following months:
(i) May 2011;
(ii) June 2011;
(iii) July 2011;
(iv) August 2011;
(v) September 2011; and
(vi) October 2011?

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Answered
23 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(1) Average Time to Be Seen, Admitted, Transferred or Discharged from ED in minutes for May 2011 to October 2011; using the Four Hour Rule Definition for Length of Episode.
As is customary for data requested about waiting times, median figures are presented rather than average (mean) and waiting times are calculated in minutes. [See tabled paper no]
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