Ms Mettam requests monthly data on over-census beds at ten WA hospitals from 2019 to August 2025. The Minister responded that this data cannot be provided due to the lack of a WA Health system-wide definition for over-census beds.

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Asked
13 August 2025
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For each month of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, can the Minister provide a breakdown of how many patients were placed in over-census beds at : (a) Armadale/Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital; (b) Fiona Stanley Hospital; (c) Joondalup Health Campus; (d) King Edward Memorial Hospital For Women; (e) Peel Health Campus; (f) Perth Children's Hospital; (g) Rockingham General Hospital; (h) Royal Perth Hospital; (i) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; and (j) St John of God Midland Public Hospital?

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Answered
16 September 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
(a) - (j) There is no WA Health system-wide definition for over-census beds. As such, this data is not able to be provided .

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