❓ Hon. Sophia Moermond questions the capacity of Fiona Stanley Hospital's emergency department given the opening of a new medi-hotel and existing pressures. The Minister is satisfied with the capacity and outlines ongoing initiatives to improve patient flow.
AnsweredQoN 1065Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — MEDI-HOTEL
1065. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the
announcement on 16 May 2023 by Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson that a medi-hotel with
80 beds had been completed in Murdoch. Although the medi-hotel is
intended to free up beds at hospitals, acute emergency care for the hotel will
still be provided by Fiona Stanley Hospital. Given that on Tuesday, 12 September,
Department of Health emergency department data recorded a total of 132 patients
in the emergency department at Fiona Stanley hotel, while the capacity is 65 patients,
which is not an uncommon scenario, I ask the following.
(1) Is the
government satisfied that the emergency department at Fiona Stanley Hospital
has the capacity to meet demand?
(2) Is the government concerned that the Murdoch
medi-hotel will place additional pressure on the Fiona Stanley Hospital
emergency department?
(3) Would the
government consider opening other triage desks at Fiona Stanley Hospital and
Rockingham General Hospital, building more
emergency theatres at Fiona Stanley, reopening the emergency department at Fremantle Hospital and Health Service or any other measures to ease pressure
on the Fiona Stanley Hospital emergency department?
1065. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the
announcement on 16 May 2023 by Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson that a medi-hotel with
80 beds had been completed in Murdoch. Although the medi-hotel is
intended to free up beds at hospitals, acute emergency care for the hotel will
still be provided by Fiona Stanley Hospital. Given that on Tuesday, 12 September,
Department of Health emergency department data recorded a total of 132 patients
in the emergency department at Fiona Stanley hotel, while the capacity is 65 patients,
which is not an uncommon scenario, I ask the following.
(1) Is the
government satisfied that the emergency department at Fiona Stanley Hospital
has the capacity to meet demand?
(2) Is the government concerned that the Murdoch
medi-hotel will place additional pressure on the Fiona Stanley Hospital
emergency department?
(3) Would the
government consider opening other triage desks at Fiona Stanley Hospital and
Rockingham General Hospital, building more
emergency theatres at Fiona Stanley, reopening the emergency department at Fremantle Hospital and Health Service or any other measures to ease pressure
on the Fiona Stanley Hospital emergency department?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) The South
Metropolitan Health Service's emergency access program continues to
work on the implementation of initiatives across all its hospital sites that
are specifically aimed at reducing ramping, improving transfer of care times
and improving overall patient flow, all of which contribute to reducing
pressure on its hospitals' emergency departments.
question.
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) The South
Metropolitan Health Service's emergency access program continues to
work on the implementation of initiatives across all its hospital sites that
are specifically aimed at reducing ramping, improving transfer of care times
and improving overall patient flow, all of which contribute to reducing
pressure on its hospitals' emergency departments.
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