Dr. Constable asks about the number of beds unavailable at several WA hospitals and the reasons for bed closures. The answer provides figures and general explanations for bed unavailability.

AnsweredQoN 1822Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 June 2002
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(b) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; (c) King Edward Memorial Hospital; (d) Princess Margaret Hospital; and (e) Fremantle Hospital?
(c) King Edward Memorial Hospital; (d) Princess Margaret Hospital; and (e) Fremantle Hospital?
(d) Princess Margaret Hospital; and (e) Fremantle Hospital?
(e) Fremantle Hospital?

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Answered
27 June 2002
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
16 days
1.
(a) 1
(b) 39
(c) Nil
(d) 36
(e) 26
2.
The number of beds in use on a particular day is dependent on a variety of factors. These include prudent management of resources to ensure that individual hospitals are able to provide an effective service throughout the year within their allocated budget while taking into account variations in service demand, variations in the availability of key clinical and nursing staff at certain times of the year, the need to refurbish hospital inpatient wards from time to time and for other operational reasons such as infection control.
3.
None

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