❓ A parliamentary question on the allocation of $1 million for stage 2 of Kaleeya Hospital, its effective use for elective surgery, and its impact on the Minister's promise of extra surgical procedures. The Minister's response outlines planning processes and provides data on surgical cases.
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KALEEYA HOSPITAL - STAGE 2
(1) For what purpose has $1 million been budgeted for stage 2 at Kaleeya Hospital? (2) Does the minister concede that Kaleeya Hospital has not been used effectively for elective surgery over the past 12 months? (3) Is the under-use of Kaleeya Hospital part of the reason that the minister has failed to deliver 3 000 of his promised 3 710 extra elective surgical procedures for the past financial year? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) For what purpose has $1 million been budgeted for stage 2 at Kaleeya Hospital? (2) Does the minister concede that Kaleeya Hospital has not been used effectively for elective surgery over the past 12 months? (3) Is the under-use of Kaleeya Hospital part of the reason that the minister has failed to deliver 3 000 of his promised 3 710 extra elective surgical procedures for the past financial year? Hon SUE ELLERY
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(1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(2) Does the minister concede that Kaleeya Hospital has not been used effectively for elective surgery over the past 12 months? (3) Is the under-use of Kaleeya Hospital part of the reason that the minister has failed to deliver 3 000 of his promised 3 710 extra elective surgical procedures for the past financial year? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(3) Is the under-use of Kaleeya Hospital part of the reason that the minister has failed to deliver 3 000 of his promised 3 710 extra elective surgical procedures for the past financial year? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(2) Does the minister concede that Kaleeya Hospital has not been used effectively for elective surgery over the past 12 months? (3) Is the under-use of Kaleeya Hospital part of the reason that the minister has failed to deliver 3 000 of his promised 3 710 extra elective surgical procedures for the past financial year? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(3) Is the under-use of Kaleeya Hospital part of the reason that the minister has failed to deliver 3 000 of his promised 3 710 extra elective surgical procedures for the past financial year? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(1) Currently the South Metropolitan Area Health Service is to embark upon its clinical services planning. This will follow the completion of the metropolitan clinical services planning process, which is currently in progress. Decisions about future developments at Kaleeya Hospital will be made following the completion of the planning process. (2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(2) Kaleeya Hospital has been effectively used for elective surgery in the past year. Between February 2005 and March 2006, 2 538 surgical elective waitlist cases have been performed at the hospital. Elective surgery throughput has increased at Fremantle Hospital and Kaleeya Hospital by 845 cases in the past year. The availability of Kaleeya Hospital has facilitated an increase in elective throughput, despite increased emergency demand at the Fremantle campus. (3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
(3) The South Metropolitan Area Health Service has completed 2 393 additional surgical elective waitlist cases at Armadale Health Service, Fremantle Hospital, Kaleeya Hospital and Galliers Private Hospital and Specialist Centre in a year-to-date comparison with last year.
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