❓ Mr. Kirkup questions the Minister for Health about bed availability at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital during a Code Yellow incident. The Minister avoids a direct guarantee, highlighting the hospital's efficient bed utilisation and positive performance metrics.
AnsweredQoN 693Legislative Assembly
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SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER
HOSPITAL — CODE YELLOW DECLARATION
693. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. I appreciate
the minister's response. He is quite right; we were there on 19 August
when the hospital was at code yellow. With that in mind, will the minister
guarantee that every single bed on every ward is open at Sir Charles Gairdner
Hospital to ensure that it is accessible for the patients who need it most?
HOSPITAL — CODE YELLOW DECLARATION
693. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. I appreciate
the minister's response. He is quite right; we were there on 19 August
when the hospital was at code yellow. With that in mind, will the minister
guarantee that every single bed on every ward is open at Sir Charles Gairdner
Hospital to ensure that it is accessible for the patients who need it most?
AnswerView source ↗
As the member would be aware, it is
the responsibility of health service providers to make sure that they utilise
their beds in an efficient way that provides the best possible care.
Occasionally, our hospitals will get busy. We all know that and it is their
responsibility to make sure that they bring maximum resources to bear to
provide the care. I can say that they are doing an outstanding job. We have the
best performing emergency departments, in terms of the four-hour rule, of any
hospital system in Australia. We are the only hospital system in Australia in
which elective surgery median waiting times are reducing; it is the only system
in Australia that is getting better, not worse. For that reason, we should all
be very proud of our hospitals.
the responsibility of health service providers to make sure that they utilise
their beds in an efficient way that provides the best possible care.
Occasionally, our hospitals will get busy. We all know that and it is their
responsibility to make sure that they bring maximum resources to bear to
provide the care. I can say that they are doing an outstanding job. We have the
best performing emergency departments, in terms of the four-hour rule, of any
hospital system in Australia. We are the only hospital system in Australia in
which elective surgery median waiting times are reducing; it is the only system
in Australia that is getting better, not worse. For that reason, we should all
be very proud of our hospitals.
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