❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses patient leakage, service reductions, future building use, and staffing levels at Collie and Donnybrook Hospitals. The response details service changes, transfer rates, and staffing, indicating some service centralisation.
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(2) What is the leakage rate of patients from Collie and Donnybrook hospitals in the major diagnostic related groupings?
(3) What services, including laundry and autoclaving, have been removed from Collie Hospital since 2001?
(4) What services, including laundry, have been removed from Donnybrook Hospital since 2001?
(5) What purpose will the building currently housing nursing home type patients in Collie Hospital be put to after the construction of the new premises?
(6) What staff shortage exists in Collie Hospital?
(7) What is the total number of FTE nurses employed in Collie Hospital and Donnybrook Hospital?
(3) What services, including laundry and autoclaving, have been removed from Collie Hospital since 2001?
(4) What services, including laundry, have been removed from Donnybrook Hospital since 2001?
(5) What purpose will the building currently housing nursing home type patients in Collie Hospital be put to after the construction of the new premises?
(6) What staff shortage exists in Collie Hospital?
(7) What is the total number of FTE nurses employed in Collie Hospital and Donnybrook Hospital?
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Answered
31 January 2008
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
79 days
1. Collie Hospital provides key acute hospital services for the town of Collie and nearby rural communities. It is the base for the local community health team plus provides an office facility for the visiting community mental health program from Bunbury. Collie provides acute inpatient care, an operating theatre with emergency surgery capacity, a nurse-staffed emergency department (with on call general practitioners), a general practitioner-led maternity ward and Hillview - a 28 bed aged care ward for nursing home type patients.
Donnybrook Hospital is a small rural 18 bed hospital. Its major role is to provide residential care for six high care nursing home type patients; a nurse-led emergency department (with general practitioner on call) and short term inpatient acute care for inpatients who do not require secondary level care. A community health nurse is based at Donnybrook Hospital.
The average number of occupied beds for 2006/2007 for the Donnybrook Hospital and Collie Hospital were:
Collie:
i. Average occupancy (acute beds) = 18 (out of 25 available acute beds).
ii. Average occupancy [nursing home type patients (NHTP) beds] = 28 (out of 28 available NHTP beds).
Donnybrook:
i. Average occupancy (acute beds) = 4 (out of 12 available acute beds).
ii. Average occupancy [nursing home type patients (NHTP) beds] = 6 (out of 6 available NHTP beds).
Note: Data represents the average number of occupied beds at the hospitals. The nursing home type beds are those designated for that patient type. The 28 NHTP beds at Collie are in Hillview Nursing Home, which is a ward of Collie Hospital.
2. Patients from Donnybrook and Collie Hospitals are transferred to Bunbury Hospital as is clinically indicated. The patient's admitting general practitioner, in consultation with the hospital nursing staff, determines the requirement for transfer.
As the Regional Resource Centre, Bunbury is tasked with providing higher level care across the full range of clinical settings for all the smaller South West hospitals.
The transfer of patients from Collie and Donnybrook Hospitals to another hospital in 2006/07 based on major diagnostic related groupings were:
- Collie: 117 transfers out, comprising 6% of a total of 1,867 separations
- Donnybrook: 52 transfers out, comprising 18% of a total of 283 separations.
Please refer to attached
[tabled paper ________].
Note: Data relates only to patients received at Bunbury Regional Hospital who were reported as transferring from either Collie or Donnybrook Hospitals. The established system, should a patient require a higher level of clinical care than can be provided at any of the smaller hospitals in the South West, is to first transfer to Bunbury. Very occasionally a patient may go direct to a metropolitan facility. There may also be transfers to the private sector as per patient preference.
3. Collie Hospital continues to deliver its range of services as described in question 1.
The services that have been removed from Collie Hospital since 2001 are:
- Laundry services now provided by a regional laundry service provided out of Bridgetown Hospital (occurred 2003).
- Medical equipment sterilisation services now provided out of Bunbury Hospital (occurred 2006).
4. Donnybrook Hospital continues to provide a vibrant small town hospital facility for the Donnybrook community, with services delivered as described in question 1. The services that have been removed from Donnybrook Hospital since 2001 are:
- Maternity services now provided by Bunbury Hospital (occurred 2004).
- Laundry services now provided by a regional laundry service provided out of Bridgetown Hospital (occurred 2006).
5. There has been no formal consideration given or decisions made regarding future use of the building currently housing nursing home type patients in Collie Hospital.
6. All shifts at Collie Hospital are filled.
Note: there is currently one FTE vacant midwifery position, although all shifts are covered through the use of agency midwives and existing part time and/or casual staff. Collie Hospital's continued aim is to recruit registered midwives to permanent positions.
At the November 2007 Wellington District Health Advisory Committee meeting, the chairperson verbally informed Collie Hospital that the Collie Combined Service Clubs and the Collie Miners' Welfare Board has agreed to work together to provide $20,000 to assist with living expenses for a Collie registered nurse undertaking midwifery study during 2008, plus to provide $6,000 to assist a Collie registered nurse who is currently working at Collie Hospital to undertake refresher training to re-register as a midwife. This is an extremely positive development and I extend my appreciation to the Collie community for this initiative.
7. The total number of FTE nurses employed in Collie Hospital and Donnybrook Hospital is as follows:
- Collie - 37.06 FTE (average for 2006/2007).
- Donnybrook - 11.6 FTE (average for 2006/2007).
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Donnybrook Hospital is a small rural 18 bed hospital. Its major role is to provide residential care for six high care nursing home type patients; a nurse-led emergency department (with general practitioner on call) and short term inpatient acute care for inpatients who do not require secondary level care. A community health nurse is based at Donnybrook Hospital.
The average number of occupied beds for 2006/2007 for the Donnybrook Hospital and Collie Hospital were:
Collie:
i. Average occupancy (acute beds) = 18 (out of 25 available acute beds).
ii. Average occupancy [nursing home type patients (NHTP) beds] = 28 (out of 28 available NHTP beds).
Donnybrook:
i. Average occupancy (acute beds) = 4 (out of 12 available acute beds).
ii. Average occupancy [nursing home type patients (NHTP) beds] = 6 (out of 6 available NHTP beds).
Note: Data represents the average number of occupied beds at the hospitals. The nursing home type beds are those designated for that patient type. The 28 NHTP beds at Collie are in Hillview Nursing Home, which is a ward of Collie Hospital.
2. Patients from Donnybrook and Collie Hospitals are transferred to Bunbury Hospital as is clinically indicated. The patient's admitting general practitioner, in consultation with the hospital nursing staff, determines the requirement for transfer.
As the Regional Resource Centre, Bunbury is tasked with providing higher level care across the full range of clinical settings for all the smaller South West hospitals.
The transfer of patients from Collie and Donnybrook Hospitals to another hospital in 2006/07 based on major diagnostic related groupings were:
- Collie: 117 transfers out, comprising 6% of a total of 1,867 separations
- Donnybrook: 52 transfers out, comprising 18% of a total of 283 separations.
Please refer to attached
[tabled paper ________].
Note: Data relates only to patients received at Bunbury Regional Hospital who were reported as transferring from either Collie or Donnybrook Hospitals. The established system, should a patient require a higher level of clinical care than can be provided at any of the smaller hospitals in the South West, is to first transfer to Bunbury. Very occasionally a patient may go direct to a metropolitan facility. There may also be transfers to the private sector as per patient preference.
3. Collie Hospital continues to deliver its range of services as described in question 1.
The services that have been removed from Collie Hospital since 2001 are:
- Laundry services now provided by a regional laundry service provided out of Bridgetown Hospital (occurred 2003).
- Medical equipment sterilisation services now provided out of Bunbury Hospital (occurred 2006).
4. Donnybrook Hospital continues to provide a vibrant small town hospital facility for the Donnybrook community, with services delivered as described in question 1. The services that have been removed from Donnybrook Hospital since 2001 are:
- Maternity services now provided by Bunbury Hospital (occurred 2004).
- Laundry services now provided by a regional laundry service provided out of Bridgetown Hospital (occurred 2006).
5. There has been no formal consideration given or decisions made regarding future use of the building currently housing nursing home type patients in Collie Hospital.
6. All shifts at Collie Hospital are filled.
Note: there is currently one FTE vacant midwifery position, although all shifts are covered through the use of agency midwives and existing part time and/or casual staff. Collie Hospital's continued aim is to recruit registered midwives to permanent positions.
At the November 2007 Wellington District Health Advisory Committee meeting, the chairperson verbally informed Collie Hospital that the Collie Combined Service Clubs and the Collie Miners' Welfare Board has agreed to work together to provide $20,000 to assist with living expenses for a Collie registered nurse undertaking midwifery study during 2008, plus to provide $6,000 to assist a Collie registered nurse who is currently working at Collie Hospital to undertake refresher training to re-register as a midwife. This is an extremely positive development and I extend my appreciation to the Collie community for this initiative.
7. The total number of FTE nurses employed in Collie Hospital and Donnybrook Hospital is as follows:
- Collie - 37.06 FTE (average for 2006/2007).
- Donnybrook - 11.6 FTE (average for 2006/2007).
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