Hon Laine McDonald asks the Minister for Health about the number of substance-affected patients presenting to Joondalup Health Campus emergency department, their average length of stay, and the average cost per visit to the state government. The response indicates the information is not readily available and will be provided later.

AnsweredQoN 1360Legislative Council
Asked
17 November 2016
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JOONDALUP HEALTH CAMPUS — SUBSTANCE-AFFECTED PATIENTS
1360. Hon LAINE McDONALD to the
minister representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to Joondalup Health Campus.
For each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 and 2016 to date —
(1) (a) How many
patients presented to the emergency department with symptoms resulting from
drug and/or alcohol usage a month?
(b) What was the
average length of hospital stay for patients presenting with symptoms result
from drug and/or alcohol usage?
(c) What was the
average cost per visit incurred by the state government for patients presenting
with symptoms resulting from drug and/or alcohol usage?

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I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
The Department of Health is unable
to respond to the memberXXX ###XXXs question within
the allocated time frame. A response will be provided by the next parliamentary
sitting day, 22 November 2016.

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