❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the location, capabilities, and costs of CT scanners owned by the Department of Health, including a proposed upgrade in Kalgoorlie and consideration of public-private partnerships.
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I refer to Computed Tomography (CT) scanners owned and operated by the Department of Health and its area health services in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) in what locations are publicly owned and operated CT scanners operating; (b) of those identified in (a), will the Minister please list the slice capability of each machine; (c) what is the approximate cost for a new 64 and 128 slice CT scanner; (d) with respect to the proposed upgrade to the Kalgoorlie based CT scanner, will the Minister please table the recently completed concept brief; (e) does the concept brief consider the benefit of a 128 slice machine in comparison to a 64 slice machine; and (f) has the State entered into any public private partnership arrangements for the funding and operation of CT scanners and has this been considered in the case of Kalgoorlie?
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Answered
15 August 2018
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
I am advised that:
(a) – (b) Refer to table below:
(a) Locations
(b) Slice Capability
Princess Margaret Hospital
1 x 256 (2 x 128) slice
Perth Children’s Hospital
1 x 384 (2×192) slice
1 x 16 slice – Hybrid
Royal Perth Hospital
1 x 128 slice
2 x sophisticated models not categorised by slices, used for diagnostic scanning
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
320 x 0.5 mm rows (160 mm coverage)
256 x 0.625 mm detector rows (160 mm coverage)
Osborne Park Hospital
1 x 64 slice
Rockingham General Hospital,
1 x 256 slice
Fiona Stanley Hospital
4 x 256-slice
Fremantle Hospital
1 x 256 slice
Kununurra
1 x 64 slice
Broome
1 x 64 slice
Port Hedland
1 x 64 slice
Karratha – Nickol Bay (64 slice to be installed in new Karratha Health Campus
1 x 16 slice
Carnarvon
1 x 16 slice
Geraldton
1 x 16 slice (To be replaced to 64 slice in 2018)
Kalgoorlie
1 x 16 slice (To be replaced to 64 slice in 2018)
Esperance
1 x 16 slice
Northam
1 x 64 slice
Narrogin
1 x 16 slice
(c) Approximate costings range from $500,000 to $850,000 for 64 slice, approximate costings range from $600,000 to $1,800,000 for 128 slice. Price variations would be dependent on procurement arrangements costs and which software options are included.
(d) No “concept brief” was completed. For all abovementioned WA Country Health Service (WACHS) locations the requirement was to replace an existing CT unit.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) The Kalgoorlie 64 slice CT scanner has been funded in the 2018/19 budget. The State has not entered into a public private partnership arrangement for the Kalgoorlie CT scanner. Yes, WACHS has previously entered into and is currently engaged in public private partnerships for imaging services which included CT imaging for a number of sites. A public private partnership for CT imaging has not been considered in the case of Kalgoorlie to date.
(a) – (b) Refer to table below:
(a) Locations
(b) Slice Capability
Princess Margaret Hospital
1 x 256 (2 x 128) slice
Perth Children’s Hospital
1 x 384 (2×192) slice
1 x 16 slice – Hybrid
Royal Perth Hospital
1 x 128 slice
2 x sophisticated models not categorised by slices, used for diagnostic scanning
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
320 x 0.5 mm rows (160 mm coverage)
256 x 0.625 mm detector rows (160 mm coverage)
Osborne Park Hospital
1 x 64 slice
Rockingham General Hospital,
1 x 256 slice
Fiona Stanley Hospital
4 x 256-slice
Fremantle Hospital
1 x 256 slice
Kununurra
1 x 64 slice
Broome
1 x 64 slice
Port Hedland
1 x 64 slice
Karratha – Nickol Bay (64 slice to be installed in new Karratha Health Campus
1 x 16 slice
Carnarvon
1 x 16 slice
Geraldton
1 x 16 slice (To be replaced to 64 slice in 2018)
Kalgoorlie
1 x 16 slice (To be replaced to 64 slice in 2018)
Esperance
1 x 16 slice
Northam
1 x 64 slice
Narrogin
1 x 16 slice
(c) Approximate costings range from $500,000 to $850,000 for 64 slice, approximate costings range from $600,000 to $1,800,000 for 128 slice. Price variations would be dependent on procurement arrangements costs and which software options are included.
(d) No “concept brief” was completed. For all abovementioned WA Country Health Service (WACHS) locations the requirement was to replace an existing CT unit.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) The Kalgoorlie 64 slice CT scanner has been funded in the 2018/19 budget. The State has not entered into a public private partnership arrangement for the Kalgoorlie CT scanner. Yes, WACHS has previously entered into and is currently engaged in public private partnerships for imaging services which included CT imaging for a number of sites. A public private partnership for CT imaging has not been considered in the case of Kalgoorlie to date.
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