❓ Hon Neil Thomson asks about the frequency and location of Code Yellow declarations in WA hospitals over the past year. The answer provides partial data and refers to previous Questions on Notice for further information.
AnsweredQoN 2122Legislative Council
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I refer to the practice of Western Australian hospitals declaring a code yellow when a hospital has either an infrastructure or other internal emergency, which will affect its service delivery, and I ask: (a) how many code yellows have been called at hospitals or health campuses in Western Australia in the past 12 months; and (b) which hospitals called a code yellow, and on what specific dates, in the last 12 months ending 30 June 2024?
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Answered
17 September 2024
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
The below information relates to Code Yellows between July 2023 and June 2024.
The term “code yellow” refers to an internal communication tool used in hospitals and is a trigger to activate a response. A Code Yellow can be called for a range of issues including infrastructure issues (including ICT issues related to patient care), chemical spills, environmental factors (i.e. severe weather, earthquake), capacity issues or missing patients. It is not a performance measure. A Code Yellow notification does not mean Emergency Departments are not able to accept additional patients.
WA Country Health Service does not use Code Yellow to denote bed or staff shortages, or patient demand.
I refer the Member to Question on Notice number 909 – which includes code yellows between July 2023 and September 2023.
I refer the Member to Question on Notice number 1065 – which includes code yellows between January 2024 and March 2024.
I refer the Member to Question on Notice number 1236 – which includes code yellows between April 2024 and July 2024.
Hospital
October-23
November-23
December-23
King Edward Memorial Hospital
3
6
6
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
4
10
6
Osborne Park Hospital
4
2
0
Joondalup Health Campus
0
1
0
Graylands Hospital
3
1
5
Frankland Centre
0
2
0
Selby Lodge
0
2
0
Fiona Stanley Hospital
1
6
2
Fremantle Hospital
0
1
0
Rockingham General Hospital
3
0
0
Royal Perth Hospital
14
18
17
Bentley Health Service
0
1
0
Armadale Health Service
2
7
1
Kalamunda Hospital
1
0
0
St John of God Midland Public Hospital
5
7
2
Perth Children’s Hospital
3
5
3
The term “code yellow” refers to an internal communication tool used in hospitals and is a trigger to activate a response. A Code Yellow can be called for a range of issues including infrastructure issues (including ICT issues related to patient care), chemical spills, environmental factors (i.e. severe weather, earthquake), capacity issues or missing patients. It is not a performance measure. A Code Yellow notification does not mean Emergency Departments are not able to accept additional patients.
WA Country Health Service does not use Code Yellow to denote bed or staff shortages, or patient demand.
I refer the Member to Question on Notice number 909 – which includes code yellows between July 2023 and September 2023.
I refer the Member to Question on Notice number 1065 – which includes code yellows between January 2024 and March 2024.
I refer the Member to Question on Notice number 1236 – which includes code yellows between April 2024 and July 2024.
Hospital
October-23
November-23
December-23
King Edward Memorial Hospital
3
6
6
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
4
10
6
Osborne Park Hospital
4
2
0
Joondalup Health Campus
0
1
0
Graylands Hospital
3
1
5
Frankland Centre
0
2
0
Selby Lodge
0
2
0
Fiona Stanley Hospital
1
6
2
Fremantle Hospital
0
1
0
Rockingham General Hospital
3
0
0
Royal Perth Hospital
14
18
17
Bentley Health Service
0
1
0
Armadale Health Service
2
7
1
Kalamunda Hospital
1
0
0
St John of God Midland Public Hospital
5
7
2
Perth Children’s Hospital
3
5
3
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