HOSPITAL CAMPUS —
VASSE
672. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the answer provided to
question without notice 601 regarding plans by St John of God Health Care to
build a new day hospital in Vasse.
(1) Can the
department confirm that it had no contact at all with St John of God Health
Care in relation to where it planned to locate this hospital?
(2) Is the
Department of Health required to provide any approvals for new hospitals
proposed by private healthcare providers?
(3) Is there capacity for a private healthcare
provider to be co-located on the site of the existing Busselton Health
Campus?
(4) Can the
minister advise the benefits for patients and medical staff in the co-location
of public and private hospitals on one site, such as the Bunbury Health Campus?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
(1) The
Department of Health confirms that it had no contact at all with St John of God
Health Care in relation to where it planned to locate this hospital.
(2) Yes. The
Department of Health is required to provide approvals for new hospitals
proposed by private healthcare providers under the Private Hospitals and Health
Services Act 1927.
(3) To determine
whether there is capacity for a private healthcare provider to be co-located on
the existing Busselton Health Campus site, a detailed master planning exercise
would need to be undertaken. That would require analysis of the size and scope
of the project, as well as local factors such as available space and ecological
conservation requirements or constraints.
(4) Potential
benefits from a co-location of public and private hospitals would be determined
through the master planning exercise, which would identify the types of
services that could or would be provided.