❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on childbirth services in South West hospitals, including delivery numbers, transfers to Bunbury Regional Hospital, and related transport details. The answer provides a list of hospitals but refers to a tabled paper for most data, and states some transport data is unavailable.
AnsweredQoN 2959Legislative Council
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(1) Which South West hospitals deliver babies?
(2) How many babies were delivered at each of the South West hospitals identified in (1), in each of, -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2008;
(c) 2009; and
(d) 2010 to date?
(3) How many pregnant women were transferred from a South West hospital to Bunbury Regional Hospital to give birth in each of, -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2008;
(c) 2009; and
(d) 2010 to date?
(4) Please state the hospital from which the women were transferred?
(5) In relation to (3), -
(a) how many of these women were transferred by ambulance;
(b) what was the average stay of the women in the Bunbury Regional Hospital; and
(c) how many of the women had to arrange their own means of transport back to their home town?
(2) How many babies were delivered at each of the South West hospitals identified in (1), in each of, -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2008;
(c) 2009; and
(d) 2010 to date?
(3) How many pregnant women were transferred from a South West hospital to Bunbury Regional Hospital to give birth in each of, -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2008;
(c) 2009; and
(d) 2010 to date?
(4) Please state the hospital from which the women were transferred?
(5) In relation to (3), -
(a) how many of these women were transferred by ambulance;
(b) what was the average stay of the women in the Bunbury Regional Hospital; and
(c) how many of the women had to arrange their own means of transport back to their home town?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Transport representing the Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(1) Bunbury, Busselton, Warren District, Bridgetown, Donnybrook, Harvey, Margaret River and Collie Hospitals.
(2-4) [see tabled paper no]
(5)(a)The WA Country Health Service is unable to provide this information as the mode of transport is not recorded in the patient information system.
(b) See information in answer to questions (3) and (4).
(c) Unable to provide this information as the mode of transport is not recorded in the patient information system.
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(2-4) [see tabled paper no]
(5)(a)The WA Country Health Service is unable to provide this information as the mode of transport is not recorded in the patient information system.
(b) See information in answer to questions (3) and (4).
(c) Unable to provide this information as the mode of transport is not recorded in the patient information system.
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