Question on Notice regarding ambulance diversion/bypass at WA hospitals during May 2010. The answer reveals that several hospitals, particularly Swan District, Armadale-Kelmscott, and Joondalup, experienced ambulance diversions, while others did not.

AnsweredQoN 3785Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 August 2010
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Health

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(1) Will the Minister advise the date(s) during May 2010 that the following hospitals had active ambulance diversion/bypass:
(a) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(b) Royal Perth;
(c) Fremantle;
(d) Rockingham-Kwinana;
(e) Swan District;
(f) Armadale-Kelmscott; and
(g) Joondalup?
(2) For each hospital with active ambulance diversion/bypass, what is the average time the emergency department was on diversion/by-pass?
(3) For each hospital emergency department, what was the longest period of time that the emergency was on diversion/bypass?

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Answered
21 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
(1)(a-d) Nil.
(e) 05/05/2010; 22/05/2010 to 24/05/2010; 26/05/2010.
(f) 04/05/2010 to 05/05/2010; 10/05/2010; 16/05/2010; 19/05/2010 to 20/05/2010; 24/05/2010 to 25/05/2010; 30/05/2010 to 31/05/2010.
(g) 01/05/2010; 10/05/2010 to 11/05/2010; 13/05/2010 to 18/05/2010; 23/05/2010 to 25/05/2010; 28/05/2010; 31/05/2010.
(2)(a-d) Nil.
(e) 35 minutes.
(f) 43 minutes.
(g) 123 minutes.
Note: Average time is defined as the average daily time in minutes (rounded) for the 31 days of May 2010.
(3)(a-d) Nil.
(e) 845 minutes.
(f) 269 minutes.
(g) 473 minutes.
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