❓ Hon Helen Morton asked about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cases in WA over the past three years, broken down by public and private hospitals. Hon Sue Ellery provided the total number of reported cases and hospital-specific data for the past two years.
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METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS CASES
(1) How many cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have been reported in Western Australia in each of the past three years? (2) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in public hospitals? (3) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in private hospitals? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) How many cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have been reported in Western Australia in each of the past three years? (2) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in public hospitals? (3) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in private hospitals? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(2) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in public hospitals? (3) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in private hospitals? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(3) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in private hospitals? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(2) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in public hospitals? (3) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in private hospitals? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(3) How many of these cases in each of the past three years were in private hospitals? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(1) The number of reports of MRSA in the past three financial years, including non-hospital cases, was 3 440 in 2004-05, 3 597 in 2005-06 and 3 715 in 2006-07. (2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(2) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For public hospitals, the number of cases was 110 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. (3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
(3) Data for hospitals is available for only the past two financial years. For private hospitals, the number of cases was 28 in 2005-06 and 29 in 2006-07.
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