Question on Notice 1670 addresses the number of patients awaiting placement in metropolitan public hospitals, psychogeriatric lodges, Hawthorn Hospital, and Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit at specific dates in 2001 and 2002. It also includes data on discharges to interim CAP beds and rural nursing home type patients.

AnsweredQoN 1670Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 March 2002
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Health

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(b) 30 September 2001; (c) 31 December 2001; and (d) 28 February 2002?
(c) 31 December 2001; and (d) 28 February 2002?
(d) 28 February 2002?
(b) Metropolitan public hospitals - 105 Psychogeriatric Lodges - 38 Hawthorn Hospital - 22 Sir Charles Gairdner Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) unit - 22 Total - 187 (c) Metropolitan public hospitals - 112 Psychogeriatric Lodges - 31 Hawthorn Hospital - 20 Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit - 20 Total - 183 (d) Metropolitan public hospitals - 128 Psychogeriatric Lodges - 25 Hawthorn Hospital - 19 Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit - 22 Total - 194 People discharged from metropolitan hospitals to interim CAP beds; Rowthorpe - 112 Carinya - 315 Sir Charles Gairdner Cap Unit - 109 Total - 536 Surveys of rural health services for the number of nursing home type patients (NHTP) are undertaken annually. April 2001 160 March 2002 185 Both Hawthorn Hospital and the Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit are designated Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) units, even though they are public hospital beds. The Department of Health does not collect numbers for the private hospitals and can only report on the numbers of people in publicly funded hospitals.
(c) Metropolitan public hospitals - 112 Psychogeriatric Lodges - 31 Hawthorn Hospital - 20 Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit - 20 Total - 183 (d) Metropolitan public hospitals - 128 Psychogeriatric Lodges - 25 Hawthorn Hospital - 19 Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit - 22 Total - 194 People discharged from metropolitan hospitals to interim CAP beds; Rowthorpe - 112 Carinya - 315 Sir Charles Gairdner Cap Unit - 109 Total - 536 Surveys of rural health services for the number of nursing home type patients (NHTP) are undertaken annually. April 2001 160 March 2002 185 Both Hawthorn Hospital and the Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit are designated Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) units, even though they are public hospital beds. The Department of Health does not collect numbers for the private hospitals and can only report on the numbers of people in publicly funded hospitals.
(d) Metropolitan public hospitals - 128 Psychogeriatric Lodges - 25 Hawthorn Hospital - 19 Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit - 22 Total - 194 People discharged from metropolitan hospitals to interim CAP beds; Rowthorpe - 112 Carinya - 315 Sir Charles Gairdner Cap Unit - 109 Total - 536 Surveys of rural health services for the number of nursing home type patients (NHTP) are undertaken annually. April 2001 160 March 2002 185 Both Hawthorn Hospital and the Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit are designated Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) units, even though they are public hospital beds. The Department of Health does not collect numbers for the private hospitals and can only report on the numbers of people in publicly funded hospitals.
People discharged from metropolitan hospitals to interim CAP beds; Rowthorpe - 112 Carinya - 315 Sir Charles Gairdner Cap Unit - 109 Total - 536 Surveys of rural health services for the number of nursing home type patients (NHTP) are undertaken annually. April 2001 160 March 2002 185 Both Hawthorn Hospital and the Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit are designated Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) units, even though they are public hospital beds. The Department of Health does not collect numbers for the private hospitals and can only report on the numbers of people in publicly funded hospitals.

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Answered
7 May 2002
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
42 days
(a) Metropolitan public hospitals - 159
Psychogeriatric Lodges - 38
Hawthorn Hospital - 22
Total - 219
(b) Metropolitan public hospitals - 105
Psychogeriatric Lodges - 38
Hawthorn Hospital - 22
Sir Charles Gairdner Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) unit - 22
Total - 187
(c) Metropolitan public hospitals - 112
Psychogeriatric Lodges - 31
Hawthorn Hospital - 20
Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit - 20
Total - 183
(d) Metropolitan public hospitals - 128
Psychogeriatric Lodges - 25
Hawthorn Hospital - 19
Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit - 22
Total - 194
People discharged from metropolitan hospitals to interim CAP beds;
Rowthorpe - 112
Carinya - 315
Sir Charles Gairdner Cap Unit - 109
Total - 536
Surveys of rural health services for the number of nursing home type patients (NHTP) are undertaken annually.
April 2001 160
March 2002 185
Both Hawthorn Hospital and the Sir Charles Gairdner CAP unit are designated Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) units, even though they are public hospital beds.
The Department of Health does not collect numbers for the private hospitals and can only report on the numbers of people in publicly funded hospitals.

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