❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about referrals, admissions, and length of stay at Mother Baby Units in King Edward Memorial Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital from 2019-2022. The response provides detailed data on these metrics.
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(1) I refer to Mother Baby Units which provide specialist perinatal support and treatment services, and I ask in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 (to date), what was the total number of referrals made to the Mother Baby Units at the following public hospitals: (a) King Edward Memorial Hospital; and (b) Fiona Stanley Hospital? (2) Of the referrals referenced in (1)(a-b), please advise: (a) how many were external referrals for patients living outside of the Unit’s catchment area; (b) how many referrals resulted in a patient’s admission to the Mother Baby Unit; and (c) the average length of stay for admitted patients?
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Answered
14 June 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
9 days
The King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) and Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) Mother and Baby Units (MBU) work collaboratively and flex to support each other’s needs pending bed availability.
(1)(a) – (b)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Number of Referrals
Number of Referrals
2018-19
215
207
2019-20
168
218
2020-21
201
229
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
145
235
(2)(a)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Number of External Referrals
Number of External Referrals
2018-19
113
119
2019-20
81
98
2020-21
108
121
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
66
114
(b)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Number of Mother Baby Unit Admissions
Number of Mother Baby Unit Admissions
2018-19
157
94
2019-20
159
122
2020-21
152
150
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
98
54
(c)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Average Length of Stay (Days)
Average Length of Stay (Days)
2018-19
15.8
26.83
2019-20
13.9
19.4
2020-21
14.7
17.59
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
18.7
14.45
(1)(a) – (b)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Number of Referrals
Number of Referrals
2018-19
215
207
2019-20
168
218
2020-21
201
229
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
145
235
(2)(a)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Number of External Referrals
Number of External Referrals
2018-19
113
119
2019-20
81
98
2020-21
108
121
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
66
114
(b)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Number of Mother Baby Unit Admissions
Number of Mother Baby Unit Admissions
2018-19
157
94
2019-20
159
122
2020-21
152
150
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
98
54
(c)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Financial Year
Average Length of Stay (Days)
Average Length of Stay (Days)
2018-19
15.8
26.83
2019-20
13.9
19.4
2020-21
14.7
17.59
2021-22 (as at 25 May 2022)
18.7
14.45
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