❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding ambulance diversion/bypass at Perth hospitals during July 2010. The data reveals significant diversion times at several hospitals, raising concerns about emergency department capacity.
AnsweredQoN 3787Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Will the Minister advise the date(s) during July 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 is the average time the emergency department was on diversion/by-pass?
(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 is the average time the emergency department was on diversion/by-pass?
(3) For each hospital emergency department, what was the longest period of time that the emergency was on diversion/bypass?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
(1)(a-b) Nil.
(c) 05/07/2010.
(d) 09/07/2010; 17/07/2010; 20/07/2010; 25/07/2010.
(e) 01/07/2010; 04/07/2010 to 05/07/2010; 09/07/2010 to 14/07/2010; 18/07/2010 to 19/07/2010; 22/07/2010; 24/07/2010 to 26/07/2010; 29/07/2010 to 31/07/2010.
(f) 10/07/2010; 14/07/2010 to 15/07/2010; 17/07/2010 to 20/07/2010; 22/07/2010; 25/07/2010 to 26/07/2010; 28/07/2010; 30/07/2010.
(g) 02/07/2010; 04/07/2010 to 06/07/2010; 08/07/2010; 11/07/2010 to 13/07/2010; 17/07/2010; 21/07/2010 to 23/07/2010; 25/07/2010 to 27/07/2010.
(2)(a-b) Nil.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.
(e) 191 minutes.
(f) 65 minutes.
(g) 152 minutes.
Note: Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 31 days of July 2010.
(3)(a-b) Nil.
(c) 240 minutes.
(d) 261 minutes.
(e) 889 minutes.
(f) 384 minutes.
(g) 842 minutes.
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(c) 05/07/2010.
(d) 09/07/2010; 17/07/2010; 20/07/2010; 25/07/2010.
(e) 01/07/2010; 04/07/2010 to 05/07/2010; 09/07/2010 to 14/07/2010; 18/07/2010 to 19/07/2010; 22/07/2010; 24/07/2010 to 26/07/2010; 29/07/2010 to 31/07/2010.
(f) 10/07/2010; 14/07/2010 to 15/07/2010; 17/07/2010 to 20/07/2010; 22/07/2010; 25/07/2010 to 26/07/2010; 28/07/2010; 30/07/2010.
(g) 02/07/2010; 04/07/2010 to 06/07/2010; 08/07/2010; 11/07/2010 to 13/07/2010; 17/07/2010; 21/07/2010 to 23/07/2010; 25/07/2010 to 27/07/2010.
(2)(a-b) Nil.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.
(e) 191 minutes.
(f) 65 minutes.
(g) 152 minutes.
Note: Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 31 days of July 2010.
(3)(a-b) Nil.
(c) 240 minutes.
(d) 261 minutes.
(e) 889 minutes.
(f) 384 minutes.
(g) 842 minutes.
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