❓ Ms. Mettam requested data on Code Yellow incidents in WA hospitals (metro and regional) for April-July 2024. The response provides a breakdown by hospital for the Perth metropolitan area, clarifying the meaning of 'Code Yellow' and noting its limited use in regional areas.
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(1) Please provide the total number of code yellows issued by health service providers, in the Perth metropolitan area, with a breakdown by hospital in the months of April, May, June and July 2024? (2) Please provide the total number of code yellows issued by health service providers, in regional areas, with a breakdown by hospital in the months of April, May, June and July 2024?
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Answered
12 September 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
(1 – 2) The term “code yellow” refers to an internal communication tool used in hospitals and is a trigger to activate a response. A Code Yellow 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, earthquake), capacity issues or missing patients. It is not a performance measure. A Code Yellow notification does not mean Emergency Departments are not able to accept additional patients.
WA Country Health Service does not use Code Yellow to denote bed or staff shortages, or patient demand.
Hospital
Apr-24
May-24
Jun-24
July-24
Graylands Hospital (includes Frankland Centre)
4
3
4
3
Joondalup Health Campus
0
0
0
1
King Edward Memorial Hospital
4
11
6
11
Osborne Park Hospital
0
0
0
3
Selby Lodge
2
1
2
1
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
9
11
15
22
Royal Perth Hospital
17
20
13
13
Bentley Health Service
1
1
0
2
Armadale Health Service
6
8
7
6
St John of God Midland Public Hospital
11
10
10
12
Perth Children's Hospital
3
13
2
6
Fiona Stanley Hospital
5
4
6
13
Rockingham General Hospital
0
4
4
4
Peel Health Campus
0
0
1
4
WA Country Health Service does not use Code Yellow to denote bed or staff shortages, or patient demand.
Hospital
Apr-24
May-24
Jun-24
July-24
Graylands Hospital (includes Frankland Centre)
4
3
4
3
Joondalup Health Campus
0
0
0
1
King Edward Memorial Hospital
4
11
6
11
Osborne Park Hospital
0
0
0
3
Selby Lodge
2
1
2
1
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
9
11
15
22
Royal Perth Hospital
17
20
13
13
Bentley Health Service
1
1
0
2
Armadale Health Service
6
8
7
6
St John of God Midland Public Hospital
11
10
10
12
Perth Children's Hospital
3
13
2
6
Fiona Stanley Hospital
5
4
6
13
Rockingham General Hospital
0
4
4
4
Peel Health Campus
0
0
1
4
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