Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson questions the Minister for Health regarding the maintenance of chairs at Fiona Stanley Hospital, specifically concerning the type, quantity, cost, and usage of chairs requiring maintenance. The response clarifies the scope of the tender and provides details on the chairs in question.

AnsweredQoN 224Legislative Council
Asked
17 March 2016
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FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — MAINTENANCE
224. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to tender RFQ0032016 for the
maintenance of chairs and seating at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
(1) What specific
maintenance is required for clinical and non-clinical chairs and seating at
Fiona Stanley Hospital?
(2) For how many chairs is
maintenance required, and why?
(3) How many of the chairs requiring
maintenance are currently —
(a) in use; and
(b) in storage?
(4) What was the tendered cost of
the chairs in (3)?
(5) What is the estimated, budgeted
or actual cost of the chairs' maintenance?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Tender
RFQ0032016 is for planned and preventive maintenance of electrically operated
patient chairs used for clinical services, such as dialysis chairs; ear, nose
and throat chairs; and videofluoroscopy chairs. The work undertaken will include
general wear and tear inspection reports and a rectification process,
preventive maintenance to avoid excessive downtime and repair work on faulty
components, including providing readily accessible spares for fast repair
times.
The electronic chairs that are the
subject of the current tender are a small proportion of the chairs that are
used in providing clinical services at the hospital.
(2) Maintenance
is required for 113 electrically-operated chairs. The chairs require a robust
planned and preventive maintenance program, particularly those that are used in
patient care, to ensure maximum uptime for patient use and safety. Fiona
Stanley Hospital is required to maintain state assets in accordance with best
practice.
(3) (a) 113; and
(b) nil.
(4) The tendered cost of the chairs
was $512 914.
(5) The tender is still in process
so costs cannot be disclosed.

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