❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Health regarding a reported roof collapse at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's Emergency Department and its impact on ambulance diversions. The Minister clarifies it was a burst pipe, not a roof collapse, causing temporary diversion and a code yellow.
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SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER
HOSPITAL — EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
216. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
Can the minister confirm reports
that a roof collapse at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital has affected ambulance
arrivals to the emergency department, resulting in ambulances being diverted to
Royal Perth Hospital; and, if so, how extensive is the collapse and is there an
estimated time frame for repair?
HOSPITAL — EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
216. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
Can the minister confirm reports
that a roof collapse at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital has affected ambulance
arrivals to the emergency department, resulting in ambulances being diverted to
Royal Perth Hospital; and, if so, how extensive is the collapse and is there an
estimated time frame for repair?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the
question. This morning there was a burst water pipe in the emergency department
at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. This obviously affected operations at that
hospital. It is my understanding that for a short while the ED was on diversion
while we got to the bottom of the issue; that led to a code yellow being called
in relation to this incident. The expectation is that the ED will be back
online this afternoon, if it is not already online. Electricians are on hand to
render the working area safe. Obviously, this is a difficult situation; it is a
busy ED. Any ED is busy at the moment, but it is my understanding that, as a result
of the code declaration, all staff responded magnificently to the issues and we
were able to get on top of them.
question. This morning there was a burst water pipe in the emergency department
at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. This obviously affected operations at that
hospital. It is my understanding that for a short while the ED was on diversion
while we got to the bottom of the issue; that led to a code yellow being called
in relation to this incident. The expectation is that the ED will be back
online this afternoon, if it is not already online. Electricians are on hand to
render the working area safe. Obviously, this is a difficult situation; it is a
busy ED. Any ED is busy at the moment, but it is my understanding that, as a result
of the code declaration, all staff responded magnificently to the issues and we
were able to get on top of them.
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