Question On Notice No. 440 asked in the Legislative Council on 30 November 2021 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the Geraldton Regional Hospital, and I ask:
(a) on how many occasions in September, October and November to date, has a Code Yellow been declared at the hospital;
(b) of the occasions identified in (a), how many relate to:
(i) workforce shortages; and
(ii) patient demand;
(c) what are the thresholds for declaring such an emergency at the hospital; and
(d) how many beds are currently available for use at the hospital?
Answered on 16 February 2022
(a)-(b) Nil.
(c) Code Yellow is used to classify infrastructure or other internal emergencies. The threshold for declaring a Code Yellow emergency is an event (potential or actual) which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment and which requires a significant and coordinated response.
(d) 105 operational beds.