❓ Hon. Charles Smith asks about ventilator capacity and bed availability in WA hospitals in preparation for a potential second wave of COVID-19. The response details the number of ventilators and beds available, and states beds will be reconfigured as needed.
AnsweredQoN 848Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS —
VENTILATORS — VIRAL PANDEMIC PLAN
848. Hon CHARLES SMITH to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to my question without notice asked on 31 March 2020
regarding the number of ventilators in WA hospitals and the number on order.
(1) How many ventilators does the state currently have?
(2) How many beds are available to deal with a second wave of
a COVID-19 outbreak?
(3) How many new wards have been developed to deal with a second
wave of a COVID-19 outbreak?
VENTILATORS — VIRAL PANDEMIC PLAN
848. Hon CHARLES SMITH to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to my question without notice asked on 31 March 2020
regarding the number of ventilators in WA hospitals and the number on order.
(1) How many ventilators does the state currently have?
(2) How many beds are available to deal with a second wave of
a COVID-19 outbreak?
(3) How many new wards have been developed to deal with a second
wave of a COVID-19 outbreak?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The state has a total of 1 152 ventilators.
(2) There are 647 ventilated beds, 8 631 general beds,
1 174 mental health beds and 832 emergency department beds available
across the system should there be a COVID-19 outbreak.
(3) Beds will be reconfigured according to operational needs
should there be a COVID-19 outbreak.
question.
(1) The state has a total of 1 152 ventilators.
(2) There are 647 ventilated beds, 8 631 general beds,
1 174 mental health beds and 832 emergency department beds available
across the system should there be a COVID-19 outbreak.
(3) Beds will be reconfigured according to operational needs
should there be a COVID-19 outbreak.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.