❓ Ms Mettam questions the Minister for Health regarding the cost of operating theatres at King Edward Memorial Hospital and the timeline for the new women's and babies' hospital. The Minister avoids the cost question but affirms the quality of care at King Edward and acknowledges the need for a new facility.
AnsweredQoN 60Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
KING
EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN — OPERATING THEATRES
60. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary
question. Why can the minister not answer the cost question, and how much
longer does she expect women to have to utilise these facilities until the
women's and babies' hospital is actually open and available?
EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN — OPERATING THEATRES
60. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary
question. Why can the minister not answer the cost question, and how much
longer does she expect women to have to utilise these facilities until the
women's and babies' hospital is actually open and available?
AnswerView source ↗
I had both my babies at King Edward Memorial Hospital for
Women. Many of us in here had their babies at King
Edward. I chose the public system to have my children, and I chose to go to
King Edward because I know that is where women get the best care. There
is no question; I know that is where women get the best care. If women ever need acute or intensive care when they are
birthing, that is where they go. There is no question that it is an ageing facility; the building is over a hundred years old. It was planned and built by
May Holman and Edith Cowan. There is no question that that needs to happen, but
we do need to build another hospital before we can start commissioning those
services. In the meantime, I will absolutely ensure, as Minister for Health and
as a minister who prioritises women's health and maternity services,
that those facilities are the best they can be until the end.
Women. Many of us in here had their babies at King
Edward. I chose the public system to have my children, and I chose to go to
King Edward because I know that is where women get the best care. There
is no question; I know that is where women get the best care. If women ever need acute or intensive care when they are
birthing, that is where they go. There is no question that it is an ageing facility; the building is over a hundred years old. It was planned and built by
May Holman and Edith Cowan. There is no question that that needs to happen, but
we do need to build another hospital before we can start commissioning those
services. In the meantime, I will absolutely ensure, as Minister for Health and
as a minister who prioritises women's health and maternity services,
that those facilities are the best they can be until the end.
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