Mr. Zempilas' question regarding outdated medical equipment across WA hospitals was not answered due to the extensive manual review required, deemed an unreasonable use of frontline resources.

AnsweredQoN 586Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 September 2025
Portfolio
Health Infrastructure

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As at 27 August 2025 at each hospital and health service provider, is there any medical equipment that is operating beyond its expected life, and if so: (a) What is the equipment and where is it located; (b) What is the end of life date for the equipment; (c) What is the actual cost or estimated cost to replace the equipment; (d) Have any issues with the equipment’s operation been reported for the equipment after its end of life date; and (e) Have any faults been reported for the equipment after its end of life date?

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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health Infrastructure
Response time
6 days
(a – e)
The extensive requested data is not regularly reported on, nor easily retrievable, and would require an individual manual review of files. It is not considered to be a reasonable use of frontline resources and therefore cannot be provided.

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