❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding emergency department presentations and waiting times at Bunbury Hospital, broken down by triage score and month from September to March for the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19, and 2019/20.
AnsweredQoN 2960Legislative Council
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I refer to emergency department presentations to the Bunbury
hospital, and I ask: (a) please provide emergency department attendance by assessed triage score,
by month for September to March for the following years: (i) 2017/18; (ii) 2018/19; and (iii) 2019/20; and (b) what were the average waiting times for patients relative to their
triage score by month?
hospital, and I ask: (a) please provide emergency department attendance by assessed triage score,
by month for September to March for the following years: (i) 2017/18; (ii) 2018/19; and (iii) 2019/20; and (b) what were the average waiting times for patients relative to their
triage score by month?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 June 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(a)
(i)
Financial Year 2017-18
Month/Year
Sep-17
Oct-17
Nov-17
Dec-17
Jan-18
Feb-18
Mar-18
Triage 1
29
33
22
22
22
19
25
Triage 2
427
436
465
451
442
376
439
Triage 3
1,331
1,221
1,271
1,150
1,182
1,087
1,232
Triage 4
1,408
1,455
1,528
1,595
1,393
1,319
1,450
Triage 5
231
231
279
280
297
262
243
(ii)
Financial Year 2018-19
Month/Year
Sep-18
Oct-18
Nov-18
Dec-18
Jan-19
Feb-19
Mar-19
Triage 1
25
25
13
25
15
13
21
Triage 2
459
482
473
464
395
433
501
Triage 3
1,229
1,308
1,262
1,220
1,256
1,191
1,376
Triage 4
1,500
1,517
1,421
1,603
1,447
1,241
1,421
Triage 5
275
298
231
307
290
282
283
(iii)
Financial Year 2019-20
Month/Year
Sep-19
Oct-19
Nov-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Triage 1
17
19
18
26
26
19
28
Triage 2
493
525
498
554
448
479
423
Triage 3
1,349
1,255
1,331
1,377
1,259
1,267
1,188
Triage 4
1,388
1,435
1,446
1,605
1,476
1,442
1,297
Triage 5
193
255
221
223
276
207
212
(b) Median wait time (minutes) by triage:
Financial Year
2017/2018
Month/Year
Sep-17
Oct-17
Nov-17
Dec-17
Jan-18
Feb-18
Mar-18
Triage 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Triage 2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
Triage 3
27
23
23
20
20
21
22
Triage 4
46
39
35
32
35
38
33
Triage 5
39
38
37
25
37
30
33
Financial Year
2019/2018
Month/Year
Sep-18
Oct-18
Nov-18
Dec-18
Jan-19
Feb-19
Mar-19
Triage 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Triage 2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Triage 3
23
26
24
22
22
22
27
Triage 4
38
38
39
34
35
33
32
Triage 5
34
38
32
38
28
27
24.5
Financial Year
2019/2020
Month/Year
Sep-19
Oct-19
Nov-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Triage 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Triage 2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Triage 3
20
27
24
27
25
23
19
Triage 4
30
35
33
40
36
33
25
Triage 5
24
27
28
33
34
27
23
(a)
(i)
Financial Year 2017-18
Month/Year
Sep-17
Oct-17
Nov-17
Dec-17
Jan-18
Feb-18
Mar-18
Triage 1
29
33
22
22
22
19
25
Triage 2
427
436
465
451
442
376
439
Triage 3
1,331
1,221
1,271
1,150
1,182
1,087
1,232
Triage 4
1,408
1,455
1,528
1,595
1,393
1,319
1,450
Triage 5
231
231
279
280
297
262
243
(ii)
Financial Year 2018-19
Month/Year
Sep-18
Oct-18
Nov-18
Dec-18
Jan-19
Feb-19
Mar-19
Triage 1
25
25
13
25
15
13
21
Triage 2
459
482
473
464
395
433
501
Triage 3
1,229
1,308
1,262
1,220
1,256
1,191
1,376
Triage 4
1,500
1,517
1,421
1,603
1,447
1,241
1,421
Triage 5
275
298
231
307
290
282
283
(iii)
Financial Year 2019-20
Month/Year
Sep-19
Oct-19
Nov-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Triage 1
17
19
18
26
26
19
28
Triage 2
493
525
498
554
448
479
423
Triage 3
1,349
1,255
1,331
1,377
1,259
1,267
1,188
Triage 4
1,388
1,435
1,446
1,605
1,476
1,442
1,297
Triage 5
193
255
221
223
276
207
212
(b) Median wait time (minutes) by triage:
Financial Year
2017/2018
Month/Year
Sep-17
Oct-17
Nov-17
Dec-17
Jan-18
Feb-18
Mar-18
Triage 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Triage 2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
Triage 3
27
23
23
20
20
21
22
Triage 4
46
39
35
32
35
38
33
Triage 5
39
38
37
25
37
30
33
Financial Year
2019/2018
Month/Year
Sep-18
Oct-18
Nov-18
Dec-18
Jan-19
Feb-19
Mar-19
Triage 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Triage 2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Triage 3
23
26
24
22
22
22
27
Triage 4
38
38
39
34
35
33
32
Triage 5
34
38
32
38
28
27
24.5
Financial Year
2019/2020
Month/Year
Sep-19
Oct-19
Nov-19
Dec-19
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Triage 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Triage 2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Triage 3
20
27
24
27
25
23
19
Triage 4
30
35
33
40
36
33
25
Triage 5
24
27
28
33
34
27
23
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