❓ Mr. Stephens questions the Minister for Health about emergency medical facilities in Port Hedland after the hospital relocation. The Minister responds by outlining existing services and plans for a satellite community health centre.
AnsweredQoN 4136Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is the Minister aware of the call by the local Port Hedland community urgently seeking an emergency medical facility to be available for the large local community in the old part of town once the hospital is relocated to South Hedland?
(2) Does the Minister accept that the rapidly growing population of Port Hedland, with a population well in excess of 5,000 people and rising, should not be left with the task of having to drive 19.5 kilometres to access all health and medical facilities in South Hedland?
(3) Will the Minister take the necessary steps to ensure that the Port Hedland community has access to a medical health clinic to meet their needs once the old hospital is closed; and
(a) if not, why not?
(2) Does the Minister accept that the rapidly growing population of Port Hedland, with a population well in excess of 5,000 people and rising, should not be left with the task of having to drive 19.5 kilometres to access all health and medical facilities in South Hedland?
(3) Will the Minister take the necessary steps to ensure that the Port Hedland community has access to a medical health clinic to meet their needs once the old hospital is closed; and
(a) if not, why not?
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Answered
16 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(1) The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) - Pilbara has received one email from the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Kelly Howlett, on behalf of one community member asking about ambulance services in Port Hedland. WACHS - Pilbara is not aware of any calls by the local community seeking an emergency medical facility in the old part of the Port Hedland town. Neither WACHS nor the Project Working Group established over four years ago to provide project direction and a forum for communication to all stakeholders in the development of the Hedland Health Campus project, has received any representations about this matter.
(2) Not all health and medical services are moving to South Hedland. The established general practice (GP) practice in the old part of the Port Hedland town will continue to operate from its Edgar Street premises. Services such as community and child health services and 'hospital in the home' type services will continue to be provided as they always have in Port Hedland.
(3) WACHS - Pilbara is currently preparing an application for consideration by the Town of Port Hedland's Planning Department to have a Department of Health owned house in Athol Street Port Hedland converted for use as a satellite community health centre. The site will also act as a base for maintaining community and child health services and provide 'hospital in the home' type services. Anyone requiring medical officer intervention will be referred to their GP or to the new Health Campus at South Hedland. The Athol Street site also has the potential to be used as a first aid post in the event of an emergency.
(a) Not applicable.
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(2) Not all health and medical services are moving to South Hedland. The established general practice (GP) practice in the old part of the Port Hedland town will continue to operate from its Edgar Street premises. Services such as community and child health services and 'hospital in the home' type services will continue to be provided as they always have in Port Hedland.
(3) WACHS - Pilbara is currently preparing an application for consideration by the Town of Port Hedland's Planning Department to have a Department of Health owned house in Athol Street Port Hedland converted for use as a satellite community health centre. The site will also act as a base for maintaining community and child health services and provide 'hospital in the home' type services. Anyone requiring medical officer intervention will be referred to their GP or to the new Health Campus at South Hedland. The Athol Street site also has the potential to be used as a first aid post in the event of an emergency.
(a) Not applicable.
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