❓ A parliamentary question regarding the purchase and cost of ambulance trolleys for three tertiary hospitals (Sir Charles Gairdner, Fiona Stanley, and Royal Perth) following a media report. The answer clarifies that no new trolleys were ordered as existing stock was sufficient.
AnsweredQoN 4682Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the media report “Hames goes trolley shopping” from the Weekend West on the 3 October 2015, and I ask: (a) how many ambulance trolleys have been ordered so far; (b) how many ambulance trolleys are expected to be ordered for each hospital; and (c) what is the unit cost of ambulance trolleys?
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Answered
24 November 2015
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
Answer as at 22 October 2015 -
(a-b) The three tertiary hospitals, Sir Charles Gairdner (SCGH), Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) and Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) were able to source additional trolleys for use in the Emergency Department from their existing stock, therefore no orders were required.
(c) Depending on specifications, ambulance trolleys utilised at SCGH, FSH and RPH range from $5,000 to $6,000 each.
(a-b) The three tertiary hospitals, Sir Charles Gairdner (SCGH), Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) and Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) were able to source additional trolleys for use in the Emergency Department from their existing stock, therefore no orders were required.
(c) Depending on specifications, ambulance trolleys utilised at SCGH, FSH and RPH range from $5,000 to $6,000 each.
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