WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding mental health bed capacity in metropolitan hospitals, admission of children, length of stay, and whether children were kept alongside adult patients. The answer provides specific data for each hospital.

AnsweredQoN 4621Legislative Council
Asked
7 September 2011
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Mental Health

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For each hospital in the metropolitan area, I ask -
(1) What is the bed capacity for the admission of mental health patients?
(2) Have any children under the age of 18 years been admitted as mental health patients since 1 July 2010?
(3) If yes to (2), how many children and how long was their stay?
(4) Were these children kept alongside adult patients?

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Answered
18 October 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
41 days
1. Bentley Adolescent Unit - 12
Princess Margaret Hospital - 8
Families at Work - 6 beds
Women's and Newborn Health Service - 8
Graylands Hospital - 176
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - 36
Swan District Hospital Campus - 25
Older Adult Boronia Unit, Swan District Hospital - 16
Osborne Older Adult, Osborne Park Hospital - 24
Selby Older Adult - 32 + 8 co-morbidity adult rehabilitation beds
Armadale Hospital - 41
Bentley Hospital - 88
Fremantle Hospital - 64
Rockingham General Hospital - 20
Royal Perth Hospital - 20
2. Yes
3. Bentley Adolescent Unit - 299 patients; separated with a total length of stay of  2991 days.
Princess Margaret Hospital - 262 patients; separated with total length of stay of 1558 days.
Families at Work - 11 patients; separated with a total length of stay of 366 days.
Women's and Newborn Health Service - 2 patients; separated with a total length of stay of 13 days.
Graylands Hospital - 2 patients; separated with total length of stay of 13 days.
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital -12 patients; separated with a total length of stay of 48 days.
Armadale Hospital - 1 patient; length of stay 2 days.
Fremantle Hospital - 3 patients; separated with a total length of stay of 11 days.
Rockingham General Hospital - 2 patients; length of stay both 1 day.
Royal Perth Hospital - 2 patients; length of stay both 1 day.
4. Yes, excluding Bentley Adolescent Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital and Families at Work.
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