Question on Notice regarding hospital emergency department bypass times in Western Australia from April 2001 to September 2002, including frequency and duration of bypass events.

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Asked
18 September 2002
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(ii) 12 months; and (iii) 6 months;
(iii) 6 months;
(c) for each Hospital Emergency Department, what is the longest period of time that the emergency was on by-pass?
(b) Average Time on Bypass during April 2001 to September 2002 (in hours) Armadale Kelmscott Hospital: 2.42 Fremantle Hospital: 3.39 Joondalup Health Campus: 4.40 Peel Health Campus: 1.38 Rockingham Kwinana Hospital: 1.66 Royal Perth Hospital: 3.46 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 5.37 Swan Districts Hospital: 6.58 St John of God Murdoch: 5.0 (c) Longest Time on Bypass during April 2001 to September 2002 (in hours) Armadale Kelmscott Hospital: 7.93 Fremantle Hospital: 19.30 Joondalup Health Campus: 19.93 Peel Health Campus: 1.50 Rockingham Kwinana Hospital: 3.68 Royal Perth Hospital: 15.45 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 24.92 Swan Districts Hospital: 38.00 St John of God Murdoch: 109.60 Note: (b) Information for Joondalup and Peel Health Campus unavailable for Average Time on Bypass for April – June 2001. Therefore figure reflects the average past 15 months only.
(c) Longest Time on Bypass during April 2001 to September 2002 (in hours) Armadale Kelmscott Hospital: 7.93 Fremantle Hospital: 19.30 Joondalup Health Campus: 19.93 Peel Health Campus: 1.50 Rockingham Kwinana Hospital: 3.68 Royal Perth Hospital: 15.45 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 24.92 Swan Districts Hospital: 38.00 St John of God Murdoch: 109.60 Note: (b) Information for Joondalup and Peel Health Campus unavailable for Average Time on Bypass for April – June 2001. Therefore figure reflects the average past 15 months only.
Note: (b) Information for Joondalup and Peel Health Campus unavailable for Average Time on Bypass for April – June 2001. Therefore figure reflects the average past 15 months only.

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Answered
5 December 2002
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
78 days
(a) Armadale Kelmscott Hospital
(i) 82
(ii) 39
(iii) 13
Fremantle Hospital
(i) 198
(ii) 74
(iii) 29
Joondalup Health Campus
(i) 63
(ii) 14
(iii) 2
Peel Health Campus
(i) 2
(ii) 0
(iii) 0
Rockingham Kwinana Hospital
(i) 19
(ii) 11
(iii) 4
Royal Perth Hospital
(i) 425
(ii) 212
(iii) 68
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
i) 238
(ii) 99
(iii) 35
Swan Districts Hospital
(i) 144
(ii) 92
(iii) 45
St John of God Murdoch
(i) 494
(ii) 302
(iii) 89
(b) Average Time on Bypass during April 2001 to September 2002 (in hours)
Armadale Kelmscott Hospital: 2.42
Fremantle Hospital: 3.39
Joondalup Health Campus: 4.40
Peel Health Campus: 1.38
Rockingham Kwinana Hospital: 1.66
Royal Perth Hospital: 3.46
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 5.37
Swan Districts Hospital: 6.58
St John of God Murdoch: 5.0
(c) Longest Time on Bypass during April 2001 to September 2002 (in hours)
Armadale Kelmscott Hospital: 7.93
Fremantle Hospital: 19.30
Joondalup Health Campus: 19.93
Peel Health Campus: 1.50
Rockingham Kwinana Hospital: 3.68
Royal Perth Hospital: 15.45
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 24.92
Swan Districts Hospital: 38.00
St John of God Murdoch: 109.60
Note: (b) Information for Joondalup and Peel Health Campus unavailable for Average Time on Bypass for April – June 2001. Therefore figure reflects the average past 15 months only.

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