❓ The WA government confirms no autopsy room will be included in the new Albany hospital due to low autopsy rates and the availability of services in Perth. The WA Country Health Service will consult with the State Coroner's Office regarding autopsy arrangements for Albany.
AnsweredQoN 1408Legislative Assembly
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Will there be a provision for an autopsy room in the new Albany hospital; and
(a) if not, why not?
(a) if not, why not?
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Answered
8 September 2009
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
21 days
No.
(a) There is only one private General Practitioner in Albany engaged by the Coroner to perform autopsies. The WA Country Health Service will be consulting with the State Coroner's Office regarding this change in autopsy arrangements for Albany.
Autopsies do not form part of the core business of Albany Hospital, therefore there will not be provision for an autopsy room in the new Albany Health Campus.
The number of autopsies carried out at Albany Hospital over the last two years is very low:
2007 - 2008 = 11
2008 - 2009 = 13
No other regional hospital in Western Australia does post mortems, they are all done at the State Mortuary in Perth.
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(a) There is only one private General Practitioner in Albany engaged by the Coroner to perform autopsies. The WA Country Health Service will be consulting with the State Coroner's Office regarding this change in autopsy arrangements for Albany.
Autopsies do not form part of the core business of Albany Hospital, therefore there will not be provision for an autopsy room in the new Albany Health Campus.
The number of autopsies carried out at Albany Hospital over the last two years is very low:
2007 - 2008 = 11
2008 - 2009 = 13
No other regional hospital in Western Australia does post mortems, they are all done at the State Mortuary in Perth.
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