SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER
HOSPITAL — WATER CONTAMINATION
1061. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to question without notice
1042 asked on 30 November, which refers to water contamination at Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital.
(1) How many
substantiated and unsubstantiated cases of illness have been associated with
the bacterial contamination and were any of these legionnaire's
disease?
(2) How many
point-of-use filters have been purchased?
(3) Over what
period will these filters be deployed, and how long until the contamination is
remedied?
(4) How many
patients have been impacted and how many beds have been intermittently closed
as a result?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
I have been advised that further
time is required to answer this question. The information will be provided to
the honourable member by 2 December 2021.