❓ Ms Mettam questions the Minister for Health regarding the alignment of additional hospital beds with national guidelines and requests specific opening dates for these beds across various WA hospitals. The Minister confirms alignment but cannot provide specific opening dates, referring to a previous question.
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Further to the Minister’s response to my question in Estimates Committee on additional beds added to Western Australian Hospitals since 2021, can the Minister: (a) Confirm that all 929 beds listed by you in estimates align with the Australian Health Facility guidelines and with the Commonwealth definition of a bed; and (b) List the dates on which the stipulated additional beds were opened at the following hospitals: (i) The 22 beds at Perth Children's Hospital; (ii) The 93 beds at Bentley Health Service; (iii) The six beds at Armadale Health Service; (iv) The 108 beds at Royal Perth Hospital; (v) The 40 beds at the mental health transition unit with Aegis; (vi) The 30 beds at St John of God Midland Public Hospital; (vii) The 66 beds at Osborne Park Hospital ; (viii) The 92 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; (ix) The 26 beds at Hollywood Private Hospital; (x) The 30 beds at Rockingham General Hospital; (xi) The 50 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital; (xii) The 80 beds at Murdoch MediHotel; (xiii) The 75 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Cockburn Health ; (xiv) The 42 beds at Fremantle Hospital; (xv) The 30 beds at Bunbury Regional Hospital; (xvi) The eight beds at St John of God Bunbury Hospital; (xvii) The 103 beds at Joondalup Health Campus; (xviii) The 22 beds at Carnarvon aged and palliative care facility ; and (xix) the six beds at the Dongara Health Centre?
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Answered
22 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
16 days
(a) I can confirm that all the beds listed align with the AusHFG and Commonwealth definition of a hospital bed.
b) Specific dates for “bed openings” cannot be provided, data is only available by financial year, please refer to LC QON 310.
b) Specific dates for “bed openings” cannot be provided, data is only available by financial year, please refer to LC QON 310.
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