Question On Notice No. 370 asked in the Legislative Council on 9 November 2021 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Computed
Tomography (CT) scanners owned and operated by the Department of Health and its
area health services in Western Australia, and I ask:
(a) in what locations are
publicly owned and operated CT scanners operating;
(b) of those identified
in (a), will the Minister please list the slice capability of each machine;
(c) what is the
approximate cost for a new 64 and 128 slice CT scanner; and
(d) given the 6 billion
dollar surplus in 2020-21 has the Government funded any new CT scanners in the
forward estimates?
Answered on 9 December 2021
(a) – (b) Refer to table below:
(a) Locations
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(b) Slice Capability
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Royal Perth Hospital
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1 x 128 slice
2 x Current generation units with high end capacity and performance, not categorised by slices.
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
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1 x 320 slice
1 x 256 slice
2 x 6 slice
2 x 16 slice
1 x 64 slice
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Osborne Park Hospital
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1 x 64 slice
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Rockingham General Hospital
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1 x 256 slice
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
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2 x 256 slice
2 x Dual Source/energy 128/256 slice
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Fremantle Hospital
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1 x 256 slice
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Perth Children’s Hospital
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1 x 256 slice
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Broome
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1 x 64 slice
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Kununurra
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1 x 64 slice
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Port Hedland
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1 x 64 slice
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Karratha
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1 x 64 slice
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Geraldton
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1 x 64 slice
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Carnarvon
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1 x 16 slice (Replaced to 128 slice in Nov 2021)
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Kalgoorlie
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1 x 64 slice
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Esperance
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1 x 128 slice
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Northam
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1 x 64 slice
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Narrogin
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1 x 128 slice
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(c) Approximate costings range from $600,000 (ex GST) for 64 slice, approximate costings range from $450,000 to $800,000 for 128 slice (ex GST).
(d) Yes.