Hon. Tjorn Sibma asked the Minister for Health about the number of healthcare-associated infections in WA hospitals for the first three quarters of 2021. The Minister provided a figure of 385 reported infections.

AnsweredQoN 1132Legislative Council
Asked
8 December 2021
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
1132. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to healthcare-associated
infections.
How many cases of
healthcare-associated infections have been recorded across Western Australian
hospitals for the three completed quarters of 2021?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Health.
For the reporting period 1 January
2021 to 30 September 2021, 385 healthcare-associated infections were reported
by the Healthcare Infection Surveillance of Western Australia program.

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