Hon Barbara Scott questions the estimated laundry costs associated with relocating Woodside Maternity Hospital services to Kaleeya Hospital, specifically querying the discrepancy between existing costs and projected savings. The answers provided indicate the South Metropolitan Area Health Service was responsible for the estimates and that existing laundry facilities at Kaleeya Hospital would absorb the additional load.

AnsweredQoN 3330Legislative Council
Asked
21 March 2006
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Health

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I refer to page 10 of the Feasibility Study of the Relocation of Woodside Maternity Hospital services to Kaleeya Hospital -
(1) Was this estimate of additional laundry at Kaleeya Hospital ($ 0) provided by Health Project Directors Australia and Health Projects International?
(2) If not, who provided this estimate?
(3) Was this estimate of nil extra laundry costs at Kaleeya Hospital checked by Health Project Directors Australia and Health Projects International?
(4) If not, who checked this estimate?
(5) What specific measures were planned to reduce the laundry expenses from $ 104 763 a year at Woodside Hospital to no cost at all at Kaleeya Hospital a year?
(6) How was this to be done, as the plan was to demolish the laundry at that stage, to build two birthing suites?
(7) What is the new estimated annual cost of obstetrics or maternity section laundry?
(8) What is the most recent estimate of the annual saving on laundry expenses?

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Answered
2 May 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
42 days
1. No. 2. South Metropolitan Area Health Service. 3. No. 4. South Metropolitan Area Health Service. 5. Costs are expected to be minimal as laundry services will be provided by an existing on site laundry at Kaleeya Hospital which will not require additional staff. 6. The laundry was not required to make way for the birthing suites. 7. See answer to question 5. 8. As stated in the study.
2. South Metropolitan Area Health Service. 3. No. 4. South Metropolitan Area Health Service. 5. Costs are expected to be minimal as laundry services will be provided by an existing on site laundry at Kaleeya Hospital which will not require additional staff. 6. The laundry was not required to make way for the birthing suites. 7. See answer to question 5. 8. As stated in the study.
3. No. 4. South Metropolitan Area Health Service. 5. Costs are expected to be minimal as laundry services will be provided by an existing on site laundry at Kaleeya Hospital which will not require additional staff. 6. The laundry was not required to make way for the birthing suites. 7. See answer to question 5. 8. As stated in the study.
4. South Metropolitan Area Health Service. 5. Costs are expected to be minimal as laundry services will be provided by an existing on site laundry at Kaleeya Hospital which will not require additional staff. 6. The laundry was not required to make way for the birthing suites. 7. See answer to question 5. 8. As stated in the study.
5. Costs are expected to be minimal as laundry services will be provided by an existing on site laundry at Kaleeya Hospital which will not require additional staff. 6. The laundry was not required to make way for the birthing suites. 7. See answer to question 5. 8. As stated in the study.
6. The laundry was not required to make way for the birthing suites. 7. See answer to question 5. 8. As stated in the study.
7. See answer to question 5. 8. As stated in the study.
8. As stated in the study.

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