❓ Ms Mettam asks the Minister for Health about the number of maternity bypasses in Perth metropolitan and country health services between August 2024 and March 2025, broken down by hospital. The answer provides a detailed breakdown of maternity bypasses for each hospital and month, with a note clarifying diversions from KEMH.
AnsweredQoN 26Legislative Assembly
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With regard to patients impacted by maternity by-pass, I ask the Minister: (a) How many maternity bypasses have occurred across the Perth metropolitan health services administered by the health department in the months of August, September, October, November and December 2024 and January, February and March 2025, with a breakdown by hospital; and (b) How many maternity bypasses have occurred across the country health services administered by the health department in the months of August, September, October, November and December 2024 and January, February and March 2025, with a breakdown by hospital?
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Answered
29 May 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
a)
?
NMHS
SMHS
EMHS
Month-Year
KEMH
JHC
OPH
FSH
RGH
PHC
AHS
SJOGMPH
Bentley Health Service
Aug-24
0
0
1
2
3
6
5
0
Sep-24
0
2
6
0
1
8
1
0
Oct-24
1*
1
3
5
2
4
1
7
Nov-24
0
2
1
2
1
4
3
2
Dec-24
1*
0
7
0
2
4
2
0
0
Jan-25
0
0
6
3
1
5
5
2
0
Feb-25
0
0
7
0
1
3
4
0
0
Mar-25
1*
0
7
2
3
4
0
2
0
*Patients who require tertiary level care, which is only provided by King Edward Memorial Hospital, were not diverted.
b)
Month-Year
WACHS
Aug-24
0
Sep-24
0
Oct-24
0
Nov-24
0
Dec-24
0
Jan-25
0
Feb-25
0
Mar-25
0
?
NMHS
SMHS
EMHS
Month-Year
KEMH
JHC
OPH
FSH
RGH
PHC
AHS
SJOGMPH
Bentley Health Service
Aug-24
0
0
1
2
3
6
5
0
Sep-24
0
2
6
0
1
8
1
0
Oct-24
1*
1
3
5
2
4
1
7
Nov-24
0
2
1
2
1
4
3
2
Dec-24
1*
0
7
0
2
4
2
0
0
Jan-25
0
0
6
3
1
5
5
2
0
Feb-25
0
0
7
0
1
3
4
0
0
Mar-25
1*
0
7
2
3
4
0
2
0
*Patients who require tertiary level care, which is only provided by King Edward Memorial Hospital, were not diverted.
b)
Month-Year
WACHS
Aug-24
0
Sep-24
0
Oct-24
0
Nov-24
0
Dec-24
0
Jan-25
0
Feb-25
0
Mar-25
0
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