Mr. Grylls questions the Minister for Health regarding hospital facilities in Tom Price, specifically if the Minister acknowledges the impact of an event that led a family to consider leaving the town. The Minister responds, affirming his concern for medical services and outlining the care provided in the specific case.

AnsweredQoN 829Legislative Assembly
Asked
1 November 2006
Portfolio
Health

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TOM PRICE - HOSPITAL FACILITIES
I have a supplementary question. Does the minister acknowledge or even care that this event has led the Cullinan family to make plans to leave Tom Price as soon as possible? Mr J.A. McGINTY

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Yes, I care enormously about the availability and impact of medical services. Mr B.J. Grylls : I could give you one example of this every week. Mr J.A. McGINTY : We have to make sure that the services are available. The child was seen by a doctor at Tom Price. Surgical intervention was necessary because of the degree of severity. That was done at Port Hedland Regional Hospital the following morning. I have explained all the circumstances. Obviously, it is of enormous concern to me to make sure that the public hospital system runs well. Each year, the public hospital system in Western Australia treats 1.5 million people. It is my job to make sure that everyone of those 1.5 million Western Australian citizens treated in our public hospital system receives the optimal level of care.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: Yes, I care enormously about the availability and impact of medical services. Mr B.J. Grylls : I could give you one example of this every week. Mr J.A. McGINTY : We have to make sure that the services are available. The child was seen by a doctor at Tom Price. Surgical intervention was necessary because of the degree of severity. That was done at Port Hedland Regional Hospital the following morning. I have explained all the circumstances. Obviously, it is of enormous concern to me to make sure that the public hospital system runs well. Each year, the public hospital system in Western Australia treats 1.5 million people. It is my job to make sure that everyone of those 1.5 million Western Australian citizens treated in our public hospital system receives the optimal level of care.
Yes, I care enormously about the availability and impact of medical services. Mr B.J. Grylls : I could give you one example of this every week. Mr J.A. McGINTY : We have to make sure that the services are available. The child was seen by a doctor at Tom Price. Surgical intervention was necessary because of the degree of severity. That was done at Port Hedland Regional Hospital the following morning. I have explained all the circumstances. Obviously, it is of enormous concern to me to make sure that the public hospital system runs well. Each year, the public hospital system in Western Australia treats 1.5 million people. It is my job to make sure that everyone of those 1.5 million Western Australian citizens treated in our public hospital system receives the optimal level of care.
Mr B.J. Grylls : I could give you one example of this every week. Mr J.A. McGINTY : We have to make sure that the services are available. The child was seen by a doctor at Tom Price. Surgical intervention was necessary because of the degree of severity. That was done at Port Hedland Regional Hospital the following morning. I have explained all the circumstances. Obviously, it is of enormous concern to me to make sure that the public hospital system runs well. Each year, the public hospital system in Western Australia treats 1.5 million people. It is my job to make sure that everyone of those 1.5 million Western Australian citizens treated in our public hospital system receives the optimal level of care.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : We have to make sure that the services are available. The child was seen by a doctor at Tom Price. Surgical intervention was necessary because of the degree of severity. That was done at Port Hedland Regional Hospital the following morning. I have explained all the circumstances. Obviously, it is of enormous concern to me to make sure that the public hospital system runs well. Each year, the public hospital system in Western Australia treats 1.5 million people. It is my job to make sure that everyone of those 1.5 million Western Australian citizens treated in our public hospital system receives the optimal level of care.

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