❓ Question on Notice regarding bed occupancy rates at Bunbury Regional Hospital and ICU patient transfers to Perth. The answer provides some data but acknowledges limitations in data collection and separation of ICU/HDU patient data.
AnsweredQoN 1873Legislative Council
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I refer to bed occupancy rates, and ask: (a) for each of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, what has been the bed occupancy rate at: (i) the Bunbury intensive care unit (ICU); (ii) the Bunbury high dependency unit; (iii) the Bunbury emergency department; (iv) Bunbury Regional Hospital; and (v) how many patients were transported to Perth because they needed a higher level of ICU care than is available at the Bunbury ICU?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 December 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
42 days
(a) The bed day count in the table below for (i-ii) represents occupancy of both the high dependency unit (HDU) and the intensive care unit (ICU) beds. It is not possible to separate the categories of patients with any level of validity.
Year
(i-ii)*
(iii)**
(iv)***
2011
Not available
35,242
39,644
2012
Not available
35,636
41,304
2013
2,202
37,161
42,590
2014
1,855
33,847
37,727
*Data Source: Bunbury Hospital Intensive Care tracker not commenced until January 2013. Response has been answered as at 30 September 2014 as data for October is not available.
**Data Source: WA Country Health Service online pivots for Emergency Department presentations and multiday bed days. Emergency department activity is presented as presentations, there is no measurement for bed occupancy or bed days. The data provided in this response refers to presentations for the period up to 5 November 2014.
***Data Source: WA Country Health Service online pivots, Total Bed Days. Data up to 5 November 2014 includes Acute Psychiatric Unit bed days.
(v) Bunbury Hospital does not collect data on the number of patients who are transferred to Perth because they required a higher level of ICU care. We can only provide data on total cases transferred to Perth; this will include cases transferred for other clinical needs.
Year
(i-ii)*
(iii)**
(iv)***
2011
Not available
35,242
39,644
2012
Not available
35,636
41,304
2013
2,202
37,161
42,590
2014
1,855
33,847
37,727
*Data Source: Bunbury Hospital Intensive Care tracker not commenced until January 2013. Response has been answered as at 30 September 2014 as data for October is not available.
**Data Source: WA Country Health Service online pivots for Emergency Department presentations and multiday bed days. Emergency department activity is presented as presentations, there is no measurement for bed occupancy or bed days. The data provided in this response refers to presentations for the period up to 5 November 2014.
***Data Source: WA Country Health Service online pivots, Total Bed Days. Data up to 5 November 2014 includes Acute Psychiatric Unit bed days.
(v) Bunbury Hospital does not collect data on the number of patients who are transferred to Perth because they required a higher level of ICU care. We can only provide data on total cases transferred to Perth; this will include cases transferred for other clinical needs.
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