❓ Mr Kirkup asks about average patient transfer times from Peel Health Campus to Rockingham and Fiona Stanley Hospitals for May 2017-2019, broken down by priority category. The Minister provides the requested data.
AnsweredQoN 5222Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to patient transfers from Peel Health Campus (PHC) to other hospitals and ask: (a) What was the average transfer time, by priority transfer category, for May 2017 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham; (b) What was the average transfer time, by priority transfer category, for May 2018 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham; (c) What was the average transfer time, by priority transfer category, for May 2019 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham; (d) What was the average transfer time, by priority transfer category, for May 2017 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital; (e) What was the average transfer time, by priority transfer category, for May 2018 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital; and (f) What was the average transfer time, by priority transfer category, for May 2019 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
6 August 2019
Response time
8 days
I am advised:
(a) The average transfer time for May 2017 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – Nil
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 27.3 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 29.7 minutes
(b) The average transfer time for May 2018 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – Nil
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 27.7 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 28.8 minutes
(c) The average transfer time for May 2019 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 20.7 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 27.8 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – 30.0 minutes
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 28.8 minutes
(d) The average transfer time for May 2017 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 34.5 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 42.9 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 43.6 minutes
(e) The average transfer time for May 2018 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 33.7 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 43.1 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 45.4 minutes
(f) The average transfer time for May 2019 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 36.6 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 44.0 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 46.9 minutes
(a) The average transfer time for May 2017 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – Nil
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 27.3 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 29.7 minutes
(b) The average transfer time for May 2018 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – Nil
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 27.7 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 28.8 minutes
(c) The average transfer time for May 2019 to transfer a patient from PHC to Rockingham Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 20.7 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 27.8 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – 30.0 minutes
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 28.8 minutes
(d) The average transfer time for May 2017 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 34.5 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 42.9 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 43.6 minutes
(e) The average transfer time for May 2018 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 33.7 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 43.1 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 45.4 minutes
(f) The average transfer time for May 2019 to transfer a patient from PHC to Fiona Stanley Hospital by priority is as follows:
i. Dispatch Priority One – 36.6 minutes
ii. Dispatch Priority Two – 44.0 minutes
iii. Dispatch Priority Three – Nil
iv. Dispatch Priority Four – 46.9 minutes
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