This parliamentary question seeks specific data on ambulance ramping hours at several WA hospitals for September 1st and 2nd, 2015. The answer provides the requested data, sourced from St John Ambulance Australia.

AnsweredQoN 4688Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 October 2015
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Health

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What was the total daily ambulance ramping hours, at each of the following hospitals, for the days September 1 and 2 2015: (a) Armadale–Kelmscott; (b) Fiona Stanley Hospital; (c) Joondalup; (d) Rockingham; (e) Royal Perth; (f) Sir Charles Gairdner; and (g) Swan District?

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Answered
24 November 2015
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
See table provided below for the total daily ambulance ramping hours, by site:
01/09/2015
02/09/2015
(a) Armadale-Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital
3.5
0
(b) Fiona Stanley Hospital
0.2
0
(c) Joondalup Health Campus
10.8
9.6
(d) Rockingham General Hospital
1.0
0
(e) Royal Perth Hospital
0
5.9
(f) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
3.2
0.9
(g) Swan District Hospital
4.5
7.1
Notes:
Ambulance ramping time (in hours) is the difference between the ambulance arrival time and the "ambulance clear time" minus 20 minutes.
Data Source: Ramping data is sourced from St John Ambulance Australia.
Date Extracted: 27/10/2015.

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