❓ Mr. Cook asks about ambulance diversion/bypass at Perth hospitals in March 2010. The Minister provides dates, average diversion times, and longest diversion times, revealing significant diversion issues at Swan District, Armadale-Kelmscott, and Joondalup hospitals.
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(1) Will the Minister advise the date(s) during March 2010 that the following hospitals had active ambulance diversion/bypass:
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham–Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale–Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
(2) For each hospital with active ambulance diversion/bypass, what was the average time the Emergency Department was on diversion/by-pass?
(3) For each hospital Emergency Department, what was the longest period of time that the emergency was on diversion/bypass?
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham–Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale–Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
(2) For each hospital with active ambulance diversion/bypass, what was the average time the Emergency Department was on diversion/by-pass?
(3) For each hospital Emergency Department, what was the longest period of time that the emergency was on diversion/bypass?
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Answered
16 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
27 days
(1)(a-d) Nil.
(e) 01/03/10; 07/03/10 to 08/03/10; 10/03/10; 12/03/10; 22/03/10.
(f) 01/03/10 to 02/03/10; 14/03/10 to 15/03/10; 22/03/10; 24/03/10.
(g) 02/03/10 to 04/03/10; 06/03/10 to 10/03/10; 12/03/10; 14/03/10 to 17/03/10; 19/03/10 to 24/03/10; 26/03/10 to 30/03/10.
(2) Swan District: 24 minutes.
Armadale-Kelmscott: 61 minutes.
Joondalup: 238 minutes.
Note: Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 31 days of March 2010.
(3) Swan District: 245 minutes.
Armadale-Kelmscott: 433 minutes.
Joondalup: 1,015 minutes.
Data Source for (1) to (3): Ambulance Diversion Reporting System (ADRS), St John Ambulance Australia.
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(e) 01/03/10; 07/03/10 to 08/03/10; 10/03/10; 12/03/10; 22/03/10.
(f) 01/03/10 to 02/03/10; 14/03/10 to 15/03/10; 22/03/10; 24/03/10.
(g) 02/03/10 to 04/03/10; 06/03/10 to 10/03/10; 12/03/10; 14/03/10 to 17/03/10; 19/03/10 to 24/03/10; 26/03/10 to 30/03/10.
(2) Swan District: 24 minutes.
Armadale-Kelmscott: 61 minutes.
Joondalup: 238 minutes.
Note: Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 31 days of March 2010.
(3) Swan District: 245 minutes.
Armadale-Kelmscott: 433 minutes.
Joondalup: 1,015 minutes.
Data Source for (1) to (3): Ambulance Diversion Reporting System (ADRS), St John Ambulance Australia.
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