❓ Mr Cook's question seeks data on ambulance diversions/bypasses at Perth hospitals during August 2010, revealing significant variations in diversion frequency and duration across different facilities. The response highlights potential strain on emergency departments.
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(1) Will the Minister advise the date/s during August 2010 that the following hospitals had active ambulance diversion/bypass:
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham-Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale-Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
(2) For each hospital with active ambulance diversion/bypass, what was the average time the Emergency Department was on diversion/bypass?
(3) For each hospital Emergency Department, what was the longest period of time that the emergency was on diversion/bypass?
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham-Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale-Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
(2) For each hospital with active ambulance diversion/bypass, what was the average time the Emergency Department was on diversion/bypass?
(3) For each hospital Emergency Department, what was the longest period of time that the emergency was on diversion/bypass?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 October 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
20 days
(1)
(a-b) Nil.
(c) 20/08/2010.
(d) 08/08/2010; 13/08/2010 to 14/08/2010; 28/08/2010 to 29/08/2010.
(e) 01/08/2010; 06/08/2010; 09/08/2010 to 11/08/2010; 18/08/2010 to 19/08/2010; 23/08/2010 to 24/08/2010; 30/08/2010.
(f) 02/08/2010; 13/08/2010 to 14/08/2010.
(g) 05/08/2010; 11/08/2010; 13/08/2010 to 14/08/2010; 17/08/2010 to 19/08/2010; 23/08/2010; 27/08/2010 to 28/08/2010; 30/08/2010 to 31/08/2010.
(2) Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 31 days of August 2010.
(a-b) Not applicable.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 14 minutes.
(e) 90 minutes.
(f) 8 minutes.
(g) 81 minutes.
(3)
(a-b) Not applicable.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 178 minutes.
(e) 824 minutes.
(f) 121 minutes.
(g) 426 minutes.
Data Source: St John Ambulance Australia.
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(a-b) Nil.
(c) 20/08/2010.
(d) 08/08/2010; 13/08/2010 to 14/08/2010; 28/08/2010 to 29/08/2010.
(e) 01/08/2010; 06/08/2010; 09/08/2010 to 11/08/2010; 18/08/2010 to 19/08/2010; 23/08/2010 to 24/08/2010; 30/08/2010.
(f) 02/08/2010; 13/08/2010 to 14/08/2010.
(g) 05/08/2010; 11/08/2010; 13/08/2010 to 14/08/2010; 17/08/2010 to 19/08/2010; 23/08/2010; 27/08/2010 to 28/08/2010; 30/08/2010 to 31/08/2010.
(2) Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 31 days of August 2010.
(a-b) Not applicable.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 14 minutes.
(e) 90 minutes.
(f) 8 minutes.
(g) 81 minutes.
(3)
(a-b) Not applicable.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 178 minutes.
(e) 824 minutes.
(f) 121 minutes.
(g) 426 minutes.
Data Source: St John Ambulance Australia.
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