❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asked about Code Yellow declarations, their causes, and bed availability at Geraldton Regional Hospital. The response indicates no Code Yellows were declared in the specified period, defines the Code Yellow threshold, and states 105 operational beds are available.
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I refer to the Geraldton Regional Hospital, and I ask: (a) on how many occasions in September, October and November to date, has a Code Yellow been declared at the hospital; (b) of the occasions identified in (a), how many relate to: (i) workforce shortages; and (ii) patient demand; (c) what are the thresholds for declaring such an emergency at the hospital; and (d) how many beds are currently available for use at the hospital?
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Answered
16 February 2022
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Minister representing the Minister for Health
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10 days
(a)-(b) Nil.
(c) Code Yellow is used to classify infrastructure or other internal emergencies. The threshold for declaring a Code Yellow emergency is an event (potential or actual) which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment and which requires a significant and coordinated response.
(d) 105 operational beds.
(c) Code Yellow is used to classify infrastructure or other internal emergencies. The threshold for declaring a Code Yellow emergency is an event (potential or actual) which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment and which requires a significant and coordinated response.
(d) 105 operational beds.
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