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❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about referrals, admissions, and length of stay at Mother Baby Units in King Edward Memorial Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital for 2021-22 and 2022-23. The Minister for Health provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 1588Legislative Council

Asked

30 August 2023

Member

Hon Donna Faragher

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(1) I refer to Mother Baby Units which provide specialist perinatal support and treatment services, and I ask, in 2021-22 and 2022-23, what was the total number of referrals made to the Mother Baby Units at the following public hospitals: (a) King Edward Memorial Hospital; and (b) Fiona Stanley Hospital? (2) Of the referrals referenced in (1) (a-b), please advise: (a) how many were external referrals for patients living outside of the Unit's catchment area; (b) how many referrals resulted in a patient's admission to the Mother Baby Unit; and (c) the average length of stay for admitted patients?

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Answered

11 October 2023

Responded by

Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health

Response time

9 days

(1)
2021-22
2022-23
(a)
138
131
(b)
244
222
(2)
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
2021-22
2022-23
2021-22
2022-23
(a)
73
68
127
92
(b)
124
115
156
153
(c)
15.46 days
17.58 days
14.01 days
14.34 days

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