❓ Dr. Woollard questions the Minister for Health about the decision-making process regarding the allocation of cardiothoracic and trauma services between Fremantle Hospital and the new Fiona Stanley Hospital, specifically why the new hospital may not accommodate both.
AnsweredQoN 40Legislative Assembly
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CARDIOTHORACIC SERVICES
40. Dr J.M. WOOLLARD to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Just from what the minister
said then, he said that there is not room at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Can the
minister explain why there is not room, because Fiona Stanley is a new flagship
hospital? Currently, Fremantle Hospital has cardiac surgery, trauma—maybe
not major trauma—and it has all the other tertiary services. Why is it
that the new —
The SPEAKER :
Member for Alfred Cove, I need a question.
Dr J.M. WOOLLARD : —
flagship hospital will not have both those services?
40. Dr J.M. WOOLLARD to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Just from what the minister
said then, he said that there is not room at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Can the
minister explain why there is not room, because Fiona Stanley is a new flagship
hospital? Currently, Fremantle Hospital has cardiac surgery, trauma—maybe
not major trauma—and it has all the other tertiary services. Why is it
that the new —
The SPEAKER :
Member for Alfred Cove, I need a question.
Dr J.M. WOOLLARD : —
flagship hospital will not have both those services?
AnswerView source ↗
I have not actually said that; I said I am still making up my
mind. It is because both of those things need large numbers of beds and have a
lot of associated things for which we cannot predict numbers of beds needed
because they tend to be in spurts, particularly major trauma, which tend to be
in groupings. Remember that the population south of the river is expanding
significantly. We have a huge range of other services. Remember that these are
in the order of only 60 to 80 beds in total out of 635, but there is huge
demand from people south of the river who want paediatric services, obstetric
services, general surgical services and a range of services a hospital needs to
provide. But, member, I am working on it.
mind. It is because both of those things need large numbers of beds and have a
lot of associated things for which we cannot predict numbers of beds needed
because they tend to be in spurts, particularly major trauma, which tend to be
in groupings. Remember that the population south of the river is expanding
significantly. We have a huge range of other services. Remember that these are
in the order of only 60 to 80 beds in total out of 635, but there is huge
demand from people south of the river who want paediatric services, obstetric
services, general surgical services and a range of services a hospital needs to
provide. But, member, I am working on it.
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