❓ Ms. Mettam questions the availability and access to hydrotherapy services at St John of God Midland Public Hospital. The response details session availability, patient attendance, and wait times, noting COVID-19 related closures.
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I refer to hydrotherapy services at St John of God Midland Public Hospital, and I ask: (a) In each of the following years, how many treatment sessions in the hospital's hydro therapy pool were available to public patients: (i) 2020; (ii) 2021; (iii) 2022; and (iv) To date in 2023; (b) In each of the following years, how many treatment sessions in the hospital's hydro therapy pool were administered to public patients: (i) 2020; (ii) 2021; (iii) 2022; and (iv) 2023 to date.; and (c) What is the current wait time for public patients to access hydro therapy services at St John of God Midland Public Hospital ?
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Answered
12 September 2023
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a)
(i-iii) 8-10 sessions, 48-60 appointments per week
(iv) Currently offering 9 public sessions per week, 6 patients per session
(b) Number of patients that attended hydrotherapy sessions (note this excludes patient cancellations and patients who did not attend their scheduled session)
(i) 2020 – 622
(ii) 2021 – 761
(iii) 2022 – 114
(iv) 2023 to date – 653
Also impacting numbers is that throughout 2020, 2021 and 2022, the hydrotherapy pool was closed at different times and durations as part of the Covid-19 emergency response. Essential maintenance at the commencement of 2022 also required temporary pool closure.
(c) There is currently no waiting time to access the public hydrotherapy service at St John of God Midland Public Hospital if a patient is referred directly to the hydrotherapy service.
(i-iii) 8-10 sessions, 48-60 appointments per week
(iv) Currently offering 9 public sessions per week, 6 patients per session
(b) Number of patients that attended hydrotherapy sessions (note this excludes patient cancellations and patients who did not attend their scheduled session)
(i) 2020 – 622
(ii) 2021 – 761
(iii) 2022 – 114
(iv) 2023 to date – 653
Also impacting numbers is that throughout 2020, 2021 and 2022, the hydrotherapy pool was closed at different times and durations as part of the Covid-19 emergency response. Essential maintenance at the commencement of 2022 also required temporary pool closure.
(c) There is currently no waiting time to access the public hydrotherapy service at St John of God Midland Public Hospital if a patient is referred directly to the hydrotherapy service.
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