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❓ WA Shadow Health Minister requests data on Code Yellow incidents (internal hospital emergencies) in Perth and regional WA for August-December 2025. The Minister for Health provides a detailed breakdown by health service provider and individual hospital.

AnsweredQoN 1748Legislative Assembly

Asked

17 February 2026

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Ms Libby Mettam

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I refer to the practice of Western Australian hospitals declaring a code yellow when a hospital has either an infrastructure or other internal emergency, which will affect its service delivery, and I ask: (a) Please provide the total number of code yellows issued by health service providers in the Perth metropolitan area, with a breakdown by hospital for the months of August, September, October, November and December 2025; and (b) Please provide the total number of code yellows issued by health service providers in regional areas, with a breakdown by hospital for the months of August, September, October, November and December 2025.?

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Answered

17 March 2026

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Minister for Health

Response time

9 days

(a)-(b)
The term “code yellow” refers to an internal emergency in a hospital and is a trigger to activate a response. A Code Yellow emergency can be called for a range of issues including infrastructure issues (including ICT issues related to patient care), chemical spills, environmental factors (i.e. severe weather), capacity issues or missing patients. WA Country Health Service does not use Code Yellow to denote bed or staff shortages.
A Code Yellow notification does not mean Emergency Departments are not able to accept additional patients.
HSP
Number of Code Yellows
NMHS
124
EMHS
272
SMHS
40
CAHS
41
TOTAL
477
Hospital
Aug-25
Sep-25
Oct-25
Nov-25
Dec-25
Total
Graylands Hospital
3
0
1
2
3
10
Joondalup Health Campus
3
1
0
1
1
6
King Edward Memorial Hospital
6
0
6
10
15
37
Osborne Park Hospital
0
1
1
0
1
3
Selby Lodge
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
14
10
13
16
15
68
Royal Perth Hospital
23
16
13
11
22
85
Bentley Health Service
2
2
1
1
1
7
Armadale Health Service
20
28
21
17
26
112
Kalamunda Hospital
3
0
0
1
0
4
St John of God Midland Public Hospital
15
13
15
11
10
64
Perth Children’s Hospital
14
5
3
9
10
41
Fiona Stanley Hospital
10
7
5
4
7
33
Fremantle Hospital
0
0
0
1
1
2
Cockburn
1
0
0
0
0
1
Rockingham General Hospital
0
2
2
0
0
4
Peel Health Campus
0
0
0
0
0
0
HSP
Number of Code Yellows
Kimberley
5
Pilbara
6
Midwest
2
Goldfields
0
Wheatbelt
1
Great Southern
1
Southwest
0
TOTAL
15
Hospital
Aug-25
Sep-25
Oct-25
Nov-25
Dec-25
Total
Derby
0
0
0
0
0
0
Broome
1
0
0
0
0
1
Kalumburu Nursing Post
1
0
0
0
0
1
Kununurra Primary Health Centre
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wangkatjunka Clinic
1
2
3
Kimberley Region
5
Tom Price
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marble Bar Nursing Post
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karratha Health Campus
0
0
0
0
0
0
Newman Health Service
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hedland Health Campus
3
0
2
0
0
5
Paraburdoo
0
0
0
1
0
1
Roebourne Hospital
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pilbara Region
6
Dongara
0
0
0
0
0
0
Shark Bay
1
0
0
0
0
1
Carnarvon
0
0
0
1
0
1
Geraldton
0
0
0
0
0
0
Midwest Region
2
Kalgoorlie Hospital
0
0
0
0
0
0
Esperance
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goldfields Region
0
Pingelly
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jurien Bay
0
0
0
0
1
1
Merredin
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wheatbelt Region
1
Bremer Bay Nursing Post
0
0
1
0
0
1
Ravensthorpe
0
0
0
0
0
0
Walpole Nursing Post
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kojonup Hospital
0
0
0
0
0
0
Albany Health Campus
0
0
0
0
0
0
Plantagenent Cranbrook Health Service
0
0
0
0
0
0
Katanning Health Service
0
0
0
0
0
0
Great Southern Region
1
Harvey Hospital
0
0
0
0
0
0
Busselton Health Campus
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunbury Health Campus
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northcliffe Nursing Post
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pemberton Hospital
0
0
0
0
0
0
South West Region
0

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