❓ Mr. Cook requests detailed daily data on patient flow (seen, admitted, discharged, transferred) across seven WA hospitals over a six-month period. The response provides median figures in tabled format, clarifying definitions used for data collection.
AnsweredQoN 5623Legislative Assembly
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Please outline for each day from 1 November 2010 to 30 April 2011, the average time period that patients are seen, admitted, discharged or transferred within the following hospitals:
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham-Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham-Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
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Answered
21 June 2011
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(a - g) [See tabled paper no]
The response to the question consists of six tables. Each table has data for each of the dates requested, presented in monthly blocks as follows:
Patients Seen: Table 1
Patients Admitted: Table 2
Patients Discharged: Table 3
Patients Transferred: Tables 4, 5 and 6 [There are three tables about transfers as transferred patients can either have been admitted before transfer (Table 5) or not admitted (Table 6). Data for all transfers is in table 4.]
As is customary for data requested about waiting times and episode duration, median figures are presented rather than average (mean).
Notes:
- ED waiting time is the length of time (in minutes) from presentation at the ED to the time the patient is seen by a doctor (for metropolitan hospitals).
- Total ED Attendances includes all patients arriving at an ED.
- Admitted patients include patients who attended an ED and were subsequently admitted to an ED Observation ward or an inpatient ward (excluding any patients who were then transferred to another hospital).
- Discharged patients include patients who attended an ED and were subsequently discharged home (including any patients who did not wait to be seen by a doctor). That is, those patients who were not admitted to an ED Observation ward or an inpatient ward or transferred to another hospital.
- Total transferred patients includes all patients who attended an ED and were subsequently transferred to another hospital (includes both those who were and were not admitted at the first hospital).
- Transferred patients (with admission) includes patients who attended an ED, were subsequently admitted at the first hospital, and were then transferred to another hospital.
- Transfers Departures includes patients who attended an ED and were subsequently transferred to another hospital without being admitted to the first hospital prior to transfer.
- ED length of episode is the length of time (in minutes) from presentation at the ED until the patient is discharged home, admitted to an ED Observation area, admitted to an inpatient ward or transferred to another hospital.
- 'Admitted', 'Discharged' and 'Transferred' patients were defined according to Four Hour Rule Program reporting definitions.
- N/A = Not Applicable. That is, no patients were recorded at the site with the particular characteristics on that date.
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The response to the question consists of six tables. Each table has data for each of the dates requested, presented in monthly blocks as follows:
Patients Seen: Table 1
Patients Admitted: Table 2
Patients Discharged: Table 3
Patients Transferred: Tables 4, 5 and 6 [There are three tables about transfers as transferred patients can either have been admitted before transfer (Table 5) or not admitted (Table 6). Data for all transfers is in table 4.]
As is customary for data requested about waiting times and episode duration, median figures are presented rather than average (mean).
Notes:
- ED waiting time is the length of time (in minutes) from presentation at the ED to the time the patient is seen by a doctor (for metropolitan hospitals).
- Total ED Attendances includes all patients arriving at an ED.
- Admitted patients include patients who attended an ED and were subsequently admitted to an ED Observation ward or an inpatient ward (excluding any patients who were then transferred to another hospital).
- Discharged patients include patients who attended an ED and were subsequently discharged home (including any patients who did not wait to be seen by a doctor). That is, those patients who were not admitted to an ED Observation ward or an inpatient ward or transferred to another hospital.
- Total transferred patients includes all patients who attended an ED and were subsequently transferred to another hospital (includes both those who were and were not admitted at the first hospital).
- Transferred patients (with admission) includes patients who attended an ED, were subsequently admitted at the first hospital, and were then transferred to another hospital.
- Transfers Departures includes patients who attended an ED and were subsequently transferred to another hospital without being admitted to the first hospital prior to transfer.
- ED length of episode is the length of time (in minutes) from presentation at the ED until the patient is discharged home, admitted to an ED Observation area, admitted to an inpatient ward or transferred to another hospital.
- 'Admitted', 'Discharged' and 'Transferred' patients were defined according to Four Hour Rule Program reporting definitions.
- N/A = Not Applicable. That is, no patients were recorded at the site with the particular characteristics on that date.
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