❓ Hon. Robyn McSweeney questions the Department of Health regarding the Bridgetown Hospital's phone number change, raising concerns about its potential impact on emergency services due to the existing '66' sequence used by police and aged care. Hon. Sue Ellery responds that the change was due to a statewide upgrade and the new number was chosen for ease of recall.
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I refer to the Department of Health notification that the telephone number of Bridgetown Hospital will change from 9761 1166 to 9782 1222. (1) What is the reason for this change in number? (2) Is the department aware that the number for police in the district is 9761 1666 and for the aged care complex it is 9761 1366, and that these numbers are all part of a “66” sequence for emergencies? Hon SUE ELLERY
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(1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(1) What is the reason for this change in number? (2) Is the department aware that the number for police in the district is 9761 1666 and for the aged care complex it is 9761 1366, and that these numbers are all part of a “66” sequence for emergencies? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(2) Is the department aware that the number for police in the district is 9761 1666 and for the aged care complex it is 9761 1366, and that these numbers are all part of a “66” sequence for emergencies? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(1) What is the reason for this change in number? (2) Is the department aware that the number for police in the district is 9761 1666 and for the aged care complex it is 9761 1366, and that these numbers are all part of a “66” sequence for emergencies? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(2) Is the department aware that the number for police in the district is 9761 1666 and for the aged care complex it is 9761 1366, and that these numbers are all part of a “66” sequence for emergencies? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(1) The PABX telephone system at Bridgetown Hospital has been replaced as part of a statewide replacement program. The new system provides the hospital with advanced technical features and facilities, thereby providing an improved service to the people of Bridgetown and surrounding districts. (2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
(2) The previous number - that is, 9761 1166 - was allocated by Telstra as part of the standard range of available numbers and has been in use for considerable time. The new telephone number range - 08 9782 1200 to 08 9782 1299 - utilises Telstra’s modern ISDN digital network and provides facilities such as in-dial services, through which callers can directly dial the service they require without having to pass through a switchboard. This also alleviates the workload on the switchboard operator. The South West Area Health Service and Bridgetown Hospital were made aware of the available number range, and the telephone number 08 9782 1222 was chosen as an easier number to remember. The Department of Health is not aware of any locally instigated process or sequence in which “66” is part of an emergency process.
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